argyjambo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, coconut doug said: You don't have to be transerred from anywhere to benefit from the LWA. All Workers in London and the SE get it directly or indirectly in higher wage rates. Private companies do of course pay this from their own profits but people doing exactly the same job, say in a chain store are likely to earn £4,000 more in London. This impacts significantly on the Gers figures which will show that Londoners pay more in tax. This is not however a true reflection of our economic viabilty and certainly doesn't justify people claiming that Scots don't work as hard because of it. All that is really happening is that consumers are paying higher prices to support the higher wages in London. In that sense and others London is being subsidised by the rest of the country. Londoner's also pay a lot more in property sales tax. This is not because they have better houses merely that they cost more because the better paid can aford to pay more. This too impacts on the Gers figures. The government subsidise everybody that works for them in London, in the same way. This diverts resources away from areas outside London. If London businesses pay their staff more i order to attract & retain them, the they will pay more tax than other areas by virtue of the higher salaries. This is in no way any government subsidising London, its private & public companies doing so. I would think that with land & buildings tax in Scotland at its current level, Scots- based property owners pay a higher %age rate than London. Their overall higher tax receipts from this source is down to the obscene property values there. Had the SNP govt demonstrated over the past decade or more that they could be trusted to run the country properly, I just might have been persuaded to vote for them. Sadly they have failed in so many areas, I scarcely need to list them all, as many others have done during this thread. I dread independence under the present incompetent charlatans, the best we can hope for is International aid from the likes of Venezuela, Yemen, Haiti and Libya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_At_The_Disco Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Tambo_The_Jambo said: House of Lords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Surprise, two questions queued up by Smith, one after the other, both on the tiresome "if you are wanting a referendum, are you focusing on covid/recovery"? I worry that these people fall over when they think about their grocery list or bus timetable - clearly multi-tasking is a stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 This debate is utterly cringe worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffros Furios Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, AlimOzturk said: This debate is utterly cringe worthy. It certainly is , a bunch of walkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Nicky ( I have been focussed on guiding the country through this pandemic every day and bloody toooaaries) taking a bit of a pasting tonight - she looks nervy Anas got her a beauty with 50% of kids in your constituency are below poverty line and you’ve been first minister for 7 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I think the Green's co-leader is really quite good - I'd much prefer to vote for an engineer than another lawyer, though I bet there are aspects of the Greens' manifesto I'd find challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Um Kian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 um, um, um... Who the **** picked the audience the set up should have just been the leaders ripping into each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 If Lorna asked for my vote I would give her one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, manaliveits105 said: Nicky ( I have been focussed on guiding the country through this pandemic every day and bloody toooaaries) taking a bit of a pasting tonight - she looks nervy Anas got her a beauty with 50% of kids in your constituency are below poverty line and you’ve been first minister for 7 years Remind me how long Scottish Labour were in charge, again? If I didn't doubt Anas's sincerity, I'd certainly wonder why Labour built six social houses during their tenure at Holyrood or why , or Jack McConnell couldn't find anything to spend one year's budget on and handed some of it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Here’s the guy with a kilt usual Nat asked to be respectful Edited March 30, 2021 by manaliveits105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 See the nationalist gets shut down quick. This is a stitch up from the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, manaliveits105 said: Here’s the guy with a kilt usual Nat asked to be respectful Haha, he didnae half put Smith's gas at a pep when she tried to leverage Salmond's party in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gizmo said: Remind me how long Scottish Labour were in charge, again? If I didn't doubt Anas's sincerity, I'd certainly wonder why Labour built six social houses during their tenure at Holyrood or why , or Jack McConnell couldn't find anything to spend one year's budget on and handed some of it back? 8 years in coalition in Scotland with Lib Dems - 14 years ago. 13 years at Westminster - 11 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, manaliveits105 said: Nicky ( I have been focussed on guiding the country through this pandemic every day and bloody toooaaries) taking a bit of a pasting tonight - she looks nervy Anas got her a beauty with 50% of kids in your constituency are below poverty line and you’ve been first minister for 7 years and he made excellent points about cancer waiting lists too which in itself is one of the many scandals of the management of the pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, AlimOzturk said: See the nationalist gets shut down quick. This is a stitch up from the BBC He was loon TBF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 FFS - they ask Ross directly "how would you fix the NHS" - A "Nae Referendum". He'd have given them a ****ing clap for a rise, the chancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Douglas Ross - “would you keep the 4 percent pay rise” em, em, referendum, other key workers” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Another unionist loon and see how he doesn’t get cut off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 " Not for Mary" should be a sound bite for Labour.. Very well thought out and incisive challenging from Anas Sawar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Who the feck is that Lorna from the Greens???????? Never seen her in my puff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Remember Trump’s comment about he could get away with shooting someone on 5th Avenue and not lose a vote? That’s the type of fawning support I see for NS on social media from a lot of people I know. It doesn’t matter how many good points are made about promises and policy they’ll claim the points are false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, JamesM48 said: Who the feck is that Lorna from the Greens???????? Never seen her in my puff. I think she was a bald dude the other day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JamesM48 said: Who the feck is that Lorna from the Greens???????? Never seen her in my puff. Edited March 30, 2021 by Gizmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 How is this guy still waffling on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Why isn’t the greens leader there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Spellczech said: I think she was a bald dude the other day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Ross really is a one-trick pony, he's worse than Davidson who could at least seem like she believed what she was saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Ruth Davidson must be watching Douglas Ross' performance from behind the couch and through her fingers...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Who on earth votes for Ross ffs! I've seen about 30 seconds and that was enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, AlimOzturk said: Why isn’t the greens leader there? Lorna is a co leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, AlimOzturk said: Why isn’t the greens leader there? She's co-leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 You should be utterly Ashamed of yourself if you vote for that Douglas Ross. Ruth Davidson actually had some semblance of competence but this ***** is on another level. What a fecking loon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, jonnothejambo said: He's a prick and she's a turd. That's too complimentary Jonno! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Spellczech said: I think she was a bald dude the other day... Took me a while to get that 1 minute ago, jonnothejambo said: He's a prick and she's a turd. Great analysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Sturgeon - "We work with all parties, except the Tories won't work with us". Ross - "I won't work with the party of the referendum". Climate question: Ross - "We need to work together".* Folks, we're doomed. *also supports Fracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Feck sake we are at the tail end of a pandemic and shes asking about cutlery in schools...Increase the voting age to 60 please................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Douglas Ross just got destroyed from a wee teenager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Gizmo said: Sturgeon - "We work with all parties, except the Tories won't work with us". Ross - "I won't work with the party of the referendum". Climate question: Ross - "We need to work together".* Folks, we're doomed. *also supports Fracking Well he's an Aberdeenshire MSP - he can hardly cuddle up to the Greens TBF! He is coming across really badly with all his finger-pointing and shouting. You'd think he was a referee or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said: Darkness falls, round his window pane..... Done any serenading Jonno? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, jonnothejambo said: I'm getting a headache watching Sturgeon's napper bobbing about like a buoy in the Forth... I bet she's the best performer. I'm watching Rudi's nation against the Welsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos1983 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Douglas Ross is so far out of his depth I almost feel sorry for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Don’t tell me once covid is over we all have to stay in to save the planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffros Furios Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said: Was that the big girl in black with glasses ? If so . would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Roxy Hearts said: I bet she's the best performer. I'm watching Rudi's nation against the Welsh. Nope i think Anas Sawar has won this debate i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 oh here we go they should all sing " we are the world"........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, JamesM48 said: Nope i think Anas Sawar has won this debate i think. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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