Scotland bashing

Fingal · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:19 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086850/Salmond-Ill-order-police-sabotage-early-referendum-independence.html

Only there's no evidence he said any such thing, and the only source is Michael Forsyth, also known as the most dishonest man in Scotland.

JohnG · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:16 pm

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How many actually read to the bottom of the page? "A spokesman for Mr Salmond last night confirmed the First Minister had met Mr Osborne but denied the conversation about banning police from polls had taken place."
- NC, Alba, 15/1/2012 8:34
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2nd worst rated comment.

Fingal · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:19 pm

JohnG wrote:

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How many actually read to the bottom of the page? "A spokesman for Mr Salmond last night confirmed the First Minister had met Mr Osborne but denied the conversation about banning police from polls had taken place."
- NC, Alba, 15/1/2012 8:34
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2nd worst rated comment.

They don't seem to like these "facts" do they?

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:25 pm

I've never seen police at any polling station I've visited.

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:51 pm

It's pretty normal, though they may not be there all day. They have to check assorted legal requirements. Usually they pop in, ask the party representatives if all is OK, have a chat with the workers and wander off. We had to call them to get rid of a Liberal/SDP person 'canvassing in the vicinity' some years ago.

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:03 pm

Ah. The Mail suggested a continuous presence.

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He told Chancellor George Osborne he would order Scotland’s police to refuse to man the polling stations

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:39 pm

In England they usually do it through mobile patrols. I've looked it up, and there's no requirement for a guard (though I suppose one might be posted if there was a threat of some sort).

Arnold · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:31 pm

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'Hadrian's Wall' customs if Scotland goes it alone to stop illegal migrants flooding into England

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1lVRCUVDD

InkyGB · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:47 pm **Posts:** 264

I'm pretty sure Scotland would be granted at least membership of the EEA and thus its citizens would have the right of free movement just as the English do.

The Red Arrow · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:04 pm

Arse about face from the Heil, as usual. If I was Scottish, I'd be worried about coping with the influx of English asylum seekers.

davidjay · **Joined:** Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:24 pm **Posts:** 3827

Arnold wrote:

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'Hadrian's Wall' customs if Scotland goes it alone to stop illegal migrants flooding into England

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1lVRCUVDD

Go on, without looking have a guess what the top-rated comment says.

tonysk14 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:44 pm **Posts:** 232

davidjay wrote:

Arnold wrote:

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'Hadrian's Wall' customs if Scotland goes it alone to stop illegal migrants flooding into England

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1lVRCUVDD

Go on, without looking have a guess what the top-rated comment says.

Actually, most people appear to be pointing out another Mail failure of epic proportions. That being that Hadrians Wall is not on the English/Scottish border but a long way south in Northumberland and Cumbria. What prats they are.

Arnold · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:58 pm

The Red Arrow wrote:

Arse about face from the Heil, as usual. If I was Scottish, I'd be worried about coping with the influx of English asylum seekers.

I could even be one. I've always liked Scotland, and its women. Three out of four girlfriends were Scottish, and the fourth worked for British Caledonian. One of life's little mysteries, I suppose.

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:18 pm

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An independent Scotland may not get triple A status, rating agencies warn

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1lbT7hRs8

What exactly are these rating agencies, and why do they wield such power? I got the impression that it was them downgrading Greece that kicked off the Eurozone crisis.

Abernathy · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:03 pm

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