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to think that if scotland and ireland where independent countries we can all pay at least half the amount of tax.

150 replies

bluegreysky · 18/08/2008 16:51

in england we would all be better off as we wouldn't need to pay anywhere near as much tax, to support scotland and ireland's finacial dependence.

im sick of the way they bleat on about wanting to be there own country and independent.
and the scotish kids getting uni free, funded by us etc.

what do you think?

OP posts:
2shoes · 18/08/2008 16:51

yanbu

Flier · 18/08/2008 16:57

yabu and deluded

chocolatemummy · 18/08/2008 16:57

lol, you sound like my dad! I am sure there is more to it than that because we wouldnt put up with as a nation.
I know what you mean though about them wanting to be independant all the time and it can be annoying as we are suposed to be a United Kingdom

RustyBear · 18/08/2008 16:58

Um- Ireland is an independent country. Do you mean Northern Ireland?
And what about Wales?

sarah293 · 18/08/2008 16:59

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beanieb · 18/08/2008 16:59

YABAT

maribe · 18/08/2008 17:00

Ireland is independent, you troll.

Scotland hopefully soon.

We'll take our oil and be happy with it, thanks.

Economics not your strong suit.

chocolatemummy · 18/08/2008 17:00

what do all these abbreviations mean?

bluegreysky · 18/08/2008 17:01

the welsh actually seem to undersyand the situation, and do not constantly slag us off.
rusty we bank roll ireland.

OP posts:
ilovemydog · 18/08/2008 17:02

As a matter of interest, who gets the revenue from the North Sea oil?

maribe · 18/08/2008 17:02

Who is "we".

Is this an English board?

News to me.

YABU.

chocolatemummy · 18/08/2008 17:02

ouch I can see this one getting nasty!

maribe · 18/08/2008 17:03

The oil revenue currently goes to all of the UK.

GivePeasAChance · 18/08/2008 17:04

Someone has been reading the Daily Mail. Oh dear.

CaptainFabioHiltsTheCoolerCat · 18/08/2008 17:05

Oh Christ this'll go arse shaped.

chocolatemummy · 18/08/2008 17:05

lol yes and my dad reads the bloody daily mail its like the middle aged mans daily mood breaker

ilovemydog · 18/08/2008 17:06

Thanks maribe, thought it was a devolution issue, but guess not...

nancy75 · 18/08/2008 17:09

build a wall round london, make it a country then id be rolling in money!

Upwind · 18/08/2008 17:09

Even Daily mail readers understand that the Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK. And that Scotland's oil and gas have powered the UK economy.

The OP is a troll, amazing that some MNers are so ignorant they don't grasp the above!

GivePeasAChance · 18/08/2008 17:11

I do think the OP has got the argument slightly wrong however - it should just be LONDON, not just England. According to this line of argument, London 'bankrolls' everything. So really you should have included northern peasants and inbred ruralites along with the Scots and the Welsh.

2shoes · 18/08/2008 17:11

ok so the op might be a troll. but the good thing is that people will post as to why she is wrong and I will then undersatnd it all.

midnightexpress · 18/08/2008 17:12

I think your grasp of economics/demographics must be shaky. The population of Scotland is about 5 million. The population of Northern Ireland is about 1.7 million. The population of England and Wales is about 62 million. So if you reckon you'd be paying half the tax if Scotland and NI were independent, you are living in a fool's paradise.

midnightexpress · 18/08/2008 17:14

Oh, and OP doesn't seem to be a troll actually.

Upwind · 18/08/2008 17:20

I just googled for per capita GDP. Figures are not available for seperate nations within the UK but amusingly, the most recent ones I could find suggest that the Republic of Ireland is more productive and richer than the UK.

www.worldfactsandfigures.com/gdp_country_desc.php

If Scotland gains full indepence and control over Scottish national resources the same thing is likely to happen.

WaynettaSlob · 18/08/2008 17:27

Bloody hell.

Republic of Ireland is NOTHING TO DO with London, England, GB or the UK.

'YOU' are not bankrolling it.

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