There's as much propaganda and partisan crap coming from the nationalists too. It's actually extremely hard to find an impartial opinion on the topic.
Oh, I see you're being haunted by britishwatcher... you could try exorcism.....
And Yup it is a miracle that despite the unionist propaganda via the media that Scottish managed to get a Nationalist government in. Some of us manage to get beyond the tripe.
Further to my last comment, I pray that Scotland opts out of the EU when it becomes independent. We don't need or want those NWO, Marxist turds telling us what to do.
amen to that I'm living and working Norway atm, I'm so jealous of this country it's everything we should be. It helps that the people have a better attitude to life. Scotland is a joke atm, but if people would get off their arse, stop drinking tea and watching the bbc after their dinner and go out and appreciate some of good things about this ocuntry then maybe their attitudes would change, and independance won't seem so ridiculous to them
@pmccormack1987 Do Norwegians go out for walks after dinner? Some of them anyway - as in it's not seen as "Weird" to do so..? Interesting, the Irish do that too and they're much happier than Scots.
Scots are lazy at this point in time. It may well be the good quality of the television though? Though it is getting worse. Mind you who would want to go out for a walk if they will only come across drunk little kids intimidating them everywhere they go? :-) Let's all buy a dog :-)
British Utter Twit on here as well, banging on about his beloved union, well let's get this straight chum, it's not our BELOVED union. Please actually watch the video instead of just commenting inanely. Just think how many people are going to vote for the SNP now that the NuLiebore bunch are in meltdown and so few want the Tories that they don't count here. Your beloved union is doomed, get used to it and STFU......TROLL!
Welcome to Scotland aka Bladerunner without the Special effects. Ive been to several places in Scotland which have a distinct lack of genetic diversity. 2000 people, about 3 different surnames. Gimme 6!
@Niall101a Haha you're wrong about that really. The past few hundred years have seen such HUGE movements of people in and around Scotland that genetic diversity is not the issue. (Industrial revolution, Irish, English and European immigrations).
Maybe it's only our BELIEF that Scots are genetically inferior, I know I used to believe that, then I went abroad and lol what a load of crap, we're just as good as anyone else genetically.
When the conservitives get into power( which im sure they will) i am so worried about whats going to happen to us in scotland if we are still stuck in the UK.
now labour have moved the entire nuclear submarines fleet to the gareloch despite years of protesting by us i think most scots will take this as an insult and funny how they pushed this through 6 years ahead of schedule fearful of the snp support are we?we dont want submarines .we will end up like those kids on the "ready brek" adverts.alec salmond will soon have a majority parliament and he will rid us of this bullshit once and for all...soar alba
Its a very simple concept and i do not understand why you separatists struggle with this matter.
Why must we hold a referendum when only 35% of the people voted for a party which wanted to hold one? The Labour, Conservatives and Lib dems are committed to defending the union, even if not all their voters are.
If you dont want unionist parties to block a referendum, dont vote for unionist parties. If i wanted independence, i wouldnt vote for a party against it? Bloody common sense
Britishwaffler....why cant u accept that the MAJORUTY of scots can see right through labours unionist ideas.they want to buld more nuclear power stations here in scotland to service england ..scotland has enough sustainable energy itself its not our fault that england is overpopulated..if u need power so bad build them in england ..we will not accept your unionist ideas we do not walk with the blind man and the political doubletoungers thats why the SNP is gaining more support up here every day
Ummm the nuclear power stations locations have been announced weeks ago and they did not include locations in Scotland so they are not going to build stations there
Im against nuclear power aswell. As for the SNP gaining more and more support, time will tell. Do you know the SNP got less votes in 2007 than they did in 1999? lol. With the economic crisis getting worse and our debt out of control even some independent supporters will question how wise it is to break up the UK in such hard times
Lol. If you believe Scots love the union, why not hold a referendum now and let us prove it. As for your 'proof', the Labour Party got less votes in 2005 than they did in 1997, and yet they still won the general election. So your point is what exactly? You will not be able to deny us forever the chance to get out of the imperialist British union.
My point was, its not like all of a sudden in 2007 the votes for the separatist party radically increased, as i said they got more in 1999 than 2007.
As for holding a referendum, im sorry but when A) the majority of Scottish MPs sitting in the UK parliament are Separatists or B) the majority in the Scottish parliament are separatists then ofcourse a referendum MUST be held and respected.
However the separatists were elected with about 35% of the vote. that means over 60% unionist parties
This the United Kingdom, we have parliamentary democracy we dont go in for referendums on everything all of the time. When the SNP is a majority then by all means hold a referendum. If people dont like unionists blocking a referendum DON T vote for a unionist party (its common sense)
For the majority of people, independence is one of many issues on which they decide to cast a vote. I didn't vote SNP in 2007, yet believe in independence. Class politics is still at play in deciding how to vote. To suggest that all votes for Lab, Libs and Cons are votes for the Union surely does not make any sense!! You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future. The longer the referendum is delayed, the greater the chance of a yes vote!
Its true that some may vote lib / lab / con and support independence but ofcourse the same can be said for the SNP. Some people voted SNP because they wanted labour punished for Iraq and couldnt vote lib dem as the dems were in bed with labour in Scotland.
people need to understand unionist parties will defend this union, if people dont like that dont vote for them. it is very simple to understand, and if independence isnt a big issue for those people thats a good thing for unionists :)
"You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future."
Can you please tell me at any point in history where the people of what is now Wales voted for Wales to become a country? or England? or Scotland??
None of our nations were democracies centuries ago when our countries were formed, Scotland and Englands parliament voted to become a single sovereign country. thats more democratic than Scotlands birth. :) Slight double standards huh?
I'm not sure what your point is. Because we didn't vote the country into being, we can't vote on our future? Nowhere do I mention the past in my argument. You certainly have a very different perception of democracy, one where strong Westminster parliamentary democracy reigns supreme.
I am talking about the FUTURE of the UK, not the past, something judging from your own interests you seemed destined to remain in, along with Queen Vic, the Brit. Empire and slavery.
Im sorry but you did mention the past, you said "You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future" - Thats talking about the past
I agree with you we havnt, but i wanted to point out that at no stage did we vote for Scotland, England, or Wales either.
We have parliamentary democracy. If the majority of people vote for the SNP in Scotland, then Scotland MUST have a referendum, till then why must we ??
'TheBritishWatcher' has suggested, more than once, that if Scotland voted for independence, that England/ the English would feel so "rejected and offended" that it would precipitate the break up of the remainder of the UK.
Why would England feel any more offended than, say, Wales?
It is political incorporation in the UK state that is being rejected - not England (or any other constituent part of the UK).
There are plenty of unionist / separatist videos to comment on i dont need to make my own.
Ofcourse when the war is waged there will be alot more videos to comment on then, but ofcourse we are all waiting for the SNP government to actually call for a referendum.
"Since when have you given real answers?" I am not the first minister of Scotland and the leader of a political party seeking the destruction of a sovereign state.
Unionists have given many real answers to separatist attacks and questions / complaints. The SNP however do fail to answer real questions on many occasions.
Ask Salmond how much independence might cost, he simply lists the usual things Scotland "wouldnt do" . Like no illegal wars, nuclear weapons etc acting like the SNP is Scotland
I hate to tell you this but Scotland isnt the only place that British nuclear weapons get stored. Scotland has one of the only suitable locations for our nuclear subs to be given the kind of protection they so clearly need.
It really is pathetic this nuclear issue. Nuclear material gets transported across the UK and is stored in England too. We have also had US airforce bases on our soil where aircraft with nuclear weapons have been kept.
The royal navy creates 10,000s of jobs in Scotland
I disagree, whilst some people foolishly consider British just to be English i do not. It is a mix of the cultures and identities from the 4 parts of the United Kingdom. If Scotland leaves the union then the union is more than likely over and there would no longer be a "British identity".
English identity would have to be restored, at the moment its only taken seriously during sports. Ill be here to watch the results come in, its gonna be devestating for one side no matter what the outcome.
Scandinavia has a collective identity whilst at the same time they retain their individual identity and of course being seperate states. No reason why these islands couldn't be the same. But of course that doesnt fit in with your anglo centric unionist agenda.
Im sorry but a break up of the United Kingdom would destroy British identity and result in the union flag (designed for a scot over 400 years ago) being lowered for the final time.
Identity is a complicated thing - it has very little to do with the political state your country is a member of. Scotland and England will always have cultural links as will Scotland and Ireland and Wales etc etc. That wont change.
Thats good - they need to realise they are English not this phony British nonsense. Its good to see on my trips to England the amount of St Georges Crosses as people in England used to think the yookay flag was the English flag.
They are English and British. British identity is no less valid than that of England or Scotland, infact its less valid because we dont have English or Scottish citizenship we have BRITISH citizenship.
The union will survive, thankfully there are plenty of sensible Scots who wont risk their families future on salmonds dream.
at the end of the day identity is a totaly seperate issue from leaving a POLITCAL and ECONOMIC union. We will still have Mrs Windsor as head of state so surely that creates a cultural link for those who like that sort of thing.
Salmond is a closet republican, he just doesnt have the guts to take on the monarchy and the union at the same time, because thats another uniting factor the SNP would like to ignore.
Independence is far more important than who we have on the coins and stamps. If you had a bit of a better awareness of Scotland and some of the fanatical british elements we have here then you would understand the need for the SNPs pragmatism regarding the royals.
Im a republican but i'll be happy enough to let betty continue as queen, then once shes dies or passes the crown on - we have a referendum. Charles and Camilla VS a republic - pretty easy choice for most Scots I think.
When the Queen dies i suspect there may be a referendum in the united kingdom as a whole on the issue of monarchy and i would expect Australia and Canada to become republics.
However the Queen is very popular in Scotland along with the rest of the United Kingdom, Salmond doesnt have the guts to take on the monarchy even though hes a closet republican.
She may be personaly popular but the monarchy as a whole is seen of out of touch and out of date and Im talking about the views of ALL generations. attitudes in Scotland are very different to those in England.
Again regarding Salmond being a "closet" republican. Until we are independent the republic is not an issue and is only a distraction from Independence.
It took Eire from 1921 to 1949 for them to reach their Republic.
When it comes to the monarchy i dont think they are, sadly there is a decline in support for the monarchy here in England and King Charles is far from a certainty here no matter what happens with the union.
Ohhh no the monarchy will be used ofcourse, Will be time for the Queen to do alot of visits to Scotland and boost support ;) . A vote for independence will result in a Scottish republic and we all know who wants to be the first president of Scotland ;\
I honestly don't think the UK or England post Scottish independence will ever be a republic - but agree we wont see a king Charles. Queen mother lasted to 101 - all being well her daughter will do the same, she could out live charles.
I look forward to her visits - she will boost support for independence as I'm sure Scots would resent any outside influence - that goes for both sides. Can you send Maggie Thatcher and tony Blair up to campaign to?
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True and i do hope she will outlast charles, a King WIlliam would be more acceptable, especially to the generation that has seen him grow up.
As for sending the Queen, im sure she would boost support for the union rather than independence, she has more support there than the republican movement (hence why salmond doesnt have the guts for taking it on as well). Even if she wont win over more voters, she will boost morale of the unionists which is always a good thing. U may get Mel Gibson.;)
Could think of more relevant people than Gibson :P. Braveheart was good to awaken Scottish identity though - despite is laughable historical inaccuracies.
Now if we could get Wallace himself to come back I think Independence would be in the bag. hahaha
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Well atleast we can both agree on the hisotrical inaccuracies of that film,. thankfully no machine to bring wallace back will be ready in time. I still think there should and might be an unofficial ban on showing of braveheart on most channels in the run up to the referendum, we dont want it giving anyone silly ideas.
Do the SNP still want to hold the referendum on St Andrews day? you gotta admit that is pretty desperate hoping its going to influence how people vote.
Labour did the same with the devolution referendum in 1997. Sept 11th that year was the 700th anniversary of Wallaces victory at Stirling bridge. Unionists tried to get capital out of braveheart too ;)
If we were to make it totaly fair regards tv coverage - can we just pull the plug alltogether on the british media for about 4 weeks prior to the vote.
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lol @ pull the plug for 4 weeks. Labour need to take responsibility to the problem they have now created in Scotland allowing the salmond to use the office of first minister to go around the world spreading his separatist agenda. Saw him on the bloody news with Hillary Clinton the other day, dunno who he thinks he is :)
One things for sure if labour are returned to power and Scotland still votes for independence, labour can kiss goodbye to winning any election in England again.
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Oh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is hardly an outside influence, especially as u have said urself you expect Scotland to remain a constitutional monarchy for some time after independence. Whilst the Queen shouldnt get involved in politics, visits will be good and some of the royal family can be alot more direct in offering support for the correct choice.
A break up of the United Kingdom is certainly not in the interest of the monarchy.
She doesn't live in Scotland except a wee holiday in Balmoral now and again. So thats an outside influence in terms of Scotland. Shes not a resident of Scotland - so no say in referendum.
Her holidays at Balmoral can continue post independence, but she will be a guest of the Scottish Prime Minister. sure theres a spare room or two.
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She has a right to visit part of her kingdom anytime she likes and i would think it strange if she and the royal family totally ignore it. If they do then that is clearly another reason for supporting a republic because a president of a country certainly would.
I hope you apply the same rules to Her Majesty as Sean Connery. Apart from his occasional trip to give moral support to salmond in the Scottish parliament he still doesnt live in Scotland does he?
She is very welcome in Scotland in the run up to the referendum. I hope the royals would be mature enough to let the poeple decide.
You might be surprised but I wouldn't be supportive about the YES camp using Connery. But again Donald Dewar and Blair were quick enough to use him in Devolution referendum.
They just need their own anthem now - they use God Save the Queen which is the UK anthem. Yet another example of British and English being interchangable.
I would certainly hope we dont change our anthem, but ofcourse we do use a different one at the commonwealth games. The fact the other parts of the UK are given the choice to have their own national anthem, including one which inspires hate against the English goes to show being part of the UK doesnt prevent Scottish national identity or welsh identity.
Yes, you have it. The bunch of separatists, as you call us, are in power in this country, Scotland. Unlike the bunch of unionists that are controlling all the media so that media is not even reflecting public opinion here.
However, thanks indeed for your apology at the end. You must have realised you had made a mistake.
The media reflects the majority and mainstream view which supports the union. I wouldnt expect the media to support separatist movements which seek to destroy us, although the BBC should have to remain neutral on this when it comes to politics, but its hard to unionists like several scots Andrew Neil, Daily politics or Andrew marr former political editor of the BBC.
I am sorry that it is the case, not what i said. All countries media shows some bias towards their country. Our country is the UK
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I respect and understand how you feel about Scotland and that you want it to be an independent state, but you need to understand for unionists (including many Scots) the United Kingdom is our country just as much as Sootland is yours.
If the SNP get their way then they will destroy my country and my identity. Even after 300 years of union with England Scottish identity has been protected. If the SNP get their way my identity as British will be gone.
Im sorry but it is simple fact. Scotland is still Scotland whilst its part of the UK. Its identity and culture has been protected despite 300 years of union. Its education system, religion, legal system always remained separate to that of ENgland.
You can be Scottish and choose not to be British. However many Scots consider themselves British as well. If you separatists won, the UK would be destroyed and the union flag would never be flown again.
If the people of Scotland vote to leave the UK then the rest of the UK will probably seek a vote as well and its likely England will want to go its own way after such a rejection so i think the union flag will be lowered for the final time
This is why we will take every effort to ensure the separatist vote fails and the union survives.. They are European as they are on the continent of europe and members of some european organisations. British identity was only fully establised after the union.
It was a Scottish King who became king of england and wanted to unite his two kingdoms, he started this unification and had our union flag created for that very reason. The acts of union themselves happened under a monarch of scottish blood so dont give me all this crap about it just being "English identity".
As for examples of how English identity is different from British identity, it depends on how you define both. British identity brings together all the different cultures and whilst some may just consider British identity to be that of the English it shouldnt be and isnt.
ofcourse our cultures have mixed over the past centuries, whilst a man wearing a kilt is a strong identity of Scottish people, the vast majority of Scots never wear em, that doesnt make them any less Scottish.
The vast majority of Scots never wear them - yes its the 21st century, jeans are far more common. However they have their place at weddings, graduations etc etc. Its also something that has been adopted by Scots from all our communities - take Hardeep Singh for instance or my English mate Pete.
The fact remains the differences between England and Scotland are hardly huge, Kilts was one example which most do not wear, perhaps they do at graduation ceremonies or weddings but the vast majority of the time when theres not a special event, what is the actual difference between English people and Scottish people?
In Scotland we have our own legal system, education and kirk. Even the institutions formed in the 20th Century like the health service are now widely different on both sides of the border. By nature of our geography agriculture and fisheries are distinct. Our politics in general has been to the left of the consensus of the British state for decades.
Of course Scotland has its own culture, theatre, literature, painting, architecture, music, sculpture, etc., which have all found there own inspiration quite different from, and often in opposition to, the British mainstream. Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis. Our social attitudes and the relationship between people at the smallest level are distinct from the British.
But are you able to come up with a single difference where England and British are different?
It does depend how you define British culture which is different things to different people. Some would incorporate all different cultures from Britain and label it as British, others would say it is only things that are generally UK wide.
So cricket is seen as an English sport, which isnt followed much in Scotland. Where as Football is the whole of the UKs main sport, thats British culture but ofcourse because its so sucessful like many things we have exported it to the world
So British culture is different things to different people is that the best you can do? And you call yourself a British watcher!
Watching too many SNP videos perhaps!
And are you seriously suggesting that football is one thing that holds Britain together? How out of touch are you? The last thing we want in Scotland is to be part of a football Team Britain!
British watcher, I hope you will have watched the fact that the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein are now in power. These are, as you call them, separatist parties but as Tory and Labour are only fighting over Middle England it is becoming clear that the end of the British state is nigh!
Yes the separatists do have certain power in each of the devolved administrations. In the case of Northern Ireland, the situation is clearly for the best because of the peace process, id rather Republicans standing next to the police calling terrorists traitors to island of Ireland, than encouraging more attacks
In Wales, perhaps thats partly to do with learning from the mistakes in Scotland. The Lib / Lab coalition meant when people turned against labour they couldnt vote Lib, so voted SNP
Think you missed the devolved administration in England? Do try and read all of the comment and not just a bit you can stick a quick answer to. it is mostly waffle anyway.
And whilst Plaids long term aim may be independence, they would not seek to put it to a referendum as the SNP plan to because they know they will lose by an overwhelming margin, where as the result in such a Scottish referendum would ofcourse be closer.
We will have to wait and see how the separatist parties do int he 2010 UK parliament election which is the most important one. Since devolution the SNP has always done better in the Scottish parliament than UK parliament, but well have to wait
I didnt say football holds us together i said passion for sport was shared across the UK and our main sport is Football north and south of the border. I disagreed with ur claim that "Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis."
Ofcourse it depends on ones point of view, The kilt is part of Scottish culture but the vast majority of Scots do not wear it, because they choose not to embrace such a styerotype of culture doesnt stop them being Scottish.
Lmao, indeed there is a passion for sport across the world, but u are the one that said "Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis", i dont see the big difference.
Scottish culture is not shared by all Scots, so tell me something that unites all Scottish people under the single banner of "Scottish Culture"
As i said b4 one of the problems is parts of our shared culture we have spread to other parts of the world so they are not seen as British things
Like auld lang syne at new year? Thats clearly Scottish but its sung across the United Kingdom every year and it was spread by the British Empire to parts of the world we once ruled
For the most part we have a shared media. Is Doctor Who English or is it British? Is the monarchy English or British? Or the QE2, clearly British not English or Scottish
The reason why i hesitate on questions of culture is because unlike some people especially British nationalists like the BNP i do not think its right to sterotype people. I can think of what British culture i would like everyone to embrace, just as im sure u can view Scottish culture in the same way but we both know people dont fit into that all the time.
Id like all British people to enjoy the BBC Proms, thats part of British culture, enjoyed by Scots and English, but i know its not everyones
Lets take the BBC proms for a moment - First of all its presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation not the English one. It now rightly has regional events which all link together at certain points uniting the United Kingdom.
We hear different contrbutions from each part of the United Kingdom, we are united in song. Be it Rule Britannia which lyrics were written by a Scot, or the fact at the end everyone sings Auld Langs Syne. Bagpipes are also a major feature in British military events
The trouble you separatists have is accepting that not all Scots fit the stereotype of "Scottish identity" with kilts and a strong Scottish accent. etc
There are many Scottish people that could just as easily be considered English. Those Scottish people are just British, they are not copying or trying to be like the English
The truth is, whats missing is an ENGLISH identity. (Wales has their language, Scotland has kilt etc, very little separates the English from the British identity or culture
If the whole of the media was some conspiracy against the SNP and separatists then the SNP would be as likely to come to power as the BNP is which all the media condemns. The British media is biased, but it doesnt unfairly attack the SNP. Television media is reasonable, ofcourse newspapers are biased towards political parties and all have their own points of view anyway. Thats not just an anti SNP thing.
I describe them as separatists because that is the correct definition for such policies.
You have proved my point exactly. Typical unionist that tries to swamp any opposition, dominate the argument with clichéd bluster and attempts to get the last word in!
Have you seen sky news lately?! The newsreaders get very opinionated on some certain Scottish matters. Then there's that balding weatherman who never mentions anywhere but England on his forecasts! He ignores Wales and Scotland and Ireland. Just a few things I've noticed.
If the British media was totally biased against the SNP then they would not of been anywhere near as successful as they have been. It would be easy for all the "evil british media" to totally destroy the SNPs image if it really wanted to,
Ofcourse once the separatists in the Scottish parliament do offically call for the referendum then it will be the time for the media to actually ask salmond some hard questions and DEMAND answers. (he never gives real answers)
If you think the media is fair to the SNP you obviously weren't in Scotland in May 2007. All the papers towing the party line - Would make the USSR proud.
Then their is the likes of Kirsty Wark showing absolutely no respect to the ELECTED leader of Scotland, or Glenn Campbell and his obvious Labour bias, or Paxman's vile anti Scottishness, or Clarkson's etc etc etc.
The newspapers always back their own sides, they are biased to different political parties all the time thats not just about being anti SNP. The national tv media is alot fairer to the SNP than theyd have to be. Elected leaders get asked hard questions, those who host newsnight often show little respect to the British Prime minister either. Its not like they only go hard on salmond.
If the media was so anti SNP then they wouldnt do as well in the polls as they do.
The flipside of that is - name another country in the world where the biggest party in terms of votes, seats in the national parliament and membership is not represented by a newspaper? Whatever you think of nationalists - this is a democracy and we make up a sizeable section of Scotland so should be treated with fairness and respect. Im sorry but I don't think anyone has ever been as rude to a britsh PM than Wark was to Salmond... afterall he replaced her holiday pal Maconnel as first minister.
You are a bunch of separatists and i can name many countries where people with such agendas would be arrested or executed. Thankfully we live in a democracy where people may do what they like but nobody is stopping someone setting up a separatist newspaper. If theres such wide demand for one then start it yourself.
No i think the media has been just as rude to the Prime minister, and the questioning on newsnight is often just as direct as its been to salmond,
Arrested or executed - the UK knows a fair bit about doing that to national movements. Just look at India or Ireland. Internment would be right up your street no doubt. They have been a little bit more subtle in Scotland but we've still got a long way to go.
No i respect your right to be a separatist, although once we defeat you in the referendum and unionist parties retake control of the scottish parliament it will be time to improve Scotlands education system and strenghten British identity =)
Certainly not brainwashing but people must be taught about their country and its history, something that has been dificult to do in recent years because of the decline and end of the British Empire that once was a major uniting factor for all parts of Britain.
We must take into account the fact at the moment theres alot of promotion of Scottish identity but not enough towards British identity that can and will change once you lose the referendum.
I always look forward to you releasing new videos AYEscotland! Your next one should be on the amount of debt that the uk government has got us all into now and how if Scotland had access to it own money and resources we could dig our way out of our problems a lot quicker. Britain is expected to suffer a deeper and longer recession than most of the leading advanced economies. HAS BEING IN THE UK PROTECTED SCOTLAND FROM DEEP RECESSION? ARE OTHER SMALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES BETTER PLACED THAN US?
Scots are learning, via the internet, to notice the lies from the Scottish media. The share price of the Johnston Press has fallen dramatically, partly as a result of its anti-SNP propaganda. The Herald is now full of Zionist propaganda since it got taken over by an American company. The Daily Record could beat the Sun if it wasn't, like the Sun, anti-Scottish. The Mail and Telegraph should sack their Scottish editors as they are a joke. The BBC, like the Tory party, seems to be run by MI6.
There's as much propaganda and partisan crap coming from the nationalists too. It's actually extremely hard to find an impartial opinion on the topic.
N330AA 2 months ago
Oh, I see you're being haunted by britishwatcher... you could try exorcism.....
And Yup it is a miracle that despite the unionist propaganda via the media that Scottish managed to get a Nationalist government in. Some of us manage to get beyond the tripe.
weegiewarbler 1 year ago
Alba gu brath.
evo1dee4life 2 years ago 2
Further to my last comment, I pray that Scotland opts out of the EU when it becomes independent. We don't need or want those NWO, Marxist turds telling us what to do.
NeMeImpuneLacessit 2 years ago
amen to that I'm living and working Norway atm, I'm so jealous of this country it's everything we should be. It helps that the people have a better attitude to life. Scotland is a joke atm, but if people would get off their arse, stop drinking tea and watching the bbc after their dinner and go out and appreciate some of good things about this ocuntry then maybe their attitudes would change, and independance won't seem so ridiculous to them
pmccormack1987 2 years ago
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19alba87 1 year ago
@pmccormack1987 Do Norwegians go out for walks after dinner? Some of them anyway - as in it's not seen as "Weird" to do so..? Interesting, the Irish do that too and they're much happier than Scots.
Scots are lazy at this point in time. It may well be the good quality of the television though? Though it is getting worse. Mind you who would want to go out for a walk if they will only come across drunk little kids intimidating them everywhere they go? :-) Let's all buy a dog :-)
19alba87 1 year ago
British Utter Twit on here as well, banging on about his beloved union, well let's get this straight chum, it's not our BELOVED union. Please actually watch the video instead of just commenting inanely. Just think how many people are going to vote for the SNP now that the NuLiebore bunch are in meltdown and so few want the Tories that they don't count here. Your beloved union is doomed, get used to it and STFU......TROLL!
Saor Alba!
NeMeImpuneLacessit 2 years ago 2
Welcome to Scotland aka Bladerunner without the Special effects. Ive been to several places in Scotland which have a distinct lack of genetic diversity. 2000 people, about 3 different surnames. Gimme 6!
Niall101a 2 years ago
@Niall101a Haha you're wrong about that really. The past few hundred years have seen such HUGE movements of people in and around Scotland that genetic diversity is not the issue. (Industrial revolution, Irish, English and European immigrations).
Maybe it's only our BELIEF that Scots are genetically inferior, I know I used to believe that, then I went abroad and lol what a load of crap, we're just as good as anyone else genetically.
19alba87 1 year ago
When the conservitives get into power( which im sure they will) i am so worried about whats going to happen to us in scotland if we are still stuck in the UK.
I can never forget the last time..
nickidee15 2 years ago 3
nickidee15 - the answer is for everyone to vote SNP.
activeforce 2 years ago 7
VOTE SNP!!! its our only hope!
glasgow1234 2 years ago 2
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stevom31 2 years ago
now labour have moved the entire nuclear submarines fleet to the gareloch despite years of protesting by us i think most scots will take this as an insult and funny how they pushed this through 6 years ahead of schedule fearful of the snp support are we?we dont want submarines .we will end up like those kids on the "ready brek" adverts.alec salmond will soon have a majority parliament and he will rid us of this bullshit once and for all...soar alba
stevom31 2 years ago 3
Its a very simple concept and i do not understand why you separatists struggle with this matter.
Why must we hold a referendum when only 35% of the people voted for a party which wanted to hold one? The Labour, Conservatives and Lib dems are committed to defending the union, even if not all their voters are.
If you dont want unionist parties to block a referendum, dont vote for unionist parties. If i wanted independence, i wouldnt vote for a party against it? Bloody common sense
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Britishwaffler....why cant u accept that the MAJORUTY of scots can see right through labours unionist ideas.they want to buld more nuclear power stations here in scotland to service england ..scotland has enough sustainable energy itself its not our fault that england is overpopulated..if u need power so bad build them in england ..we will not accept your unionist ideas we do not walk with the blind man and the political doubletoungers thats why the SNP is gaining more support up here every day
stevom31 2 years ago
Ummm the nuclear power stations locations have been announced weeks ago and they did not include locations in Scotland so they are not going to build stations there
Im against nuclear power aswell. As for the SNP gaining more and more support, time will tell. Do you know the SNP got less votes in 2007 than they did in 1999? lol. With the economic crisis getting worse and our debt out of control even some independent supporters will question how wise it is to break up the UK in such hard times
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Lol. If you believe Scots love the union, why not hold a referendum now and let us prove it. As for your 'proof', the Labour Party got less votes in 2005 than they did in 1997, and yet they still won the general election. So your point is what exactly? You will not be able to deny us forever the chance to get out of the imperialist British union.
snufkin84 2 years ago
My point was, its not like all of a sudden in 2007 the votes for the separatist party radically increased, as i said they got more in 1999 than 2007.
As for holding a referendum, im sorry but when A) the majority of Scottish MPs sitting in the UK parliament are Separatists or B) the majority in the Scottish parliament are separatists then ofcourse a referendum MUST be held and respected.
However the separatists were elected with about 35% of the vote. that means over 60% unionist parties
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
This the United Kingdom, we have parliamentary democracy we dont go in for referendums on everything all of the time. When the SNP is a majority then by all means hold a referendum. If people dont like unionists blocking a referendum DON T vote for a unionist party (its common sense)
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
For the majority of people, independence is one of many issues on which they decide to cast a vote. I didn't vote SNP in 2007, yet believe in independence. Class politics is still at play in deciding how to vote. To suggest that all votes for Lab, Libs and Cons are votes for the Union surely does not make any sense!! You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future. The longer the referendum is delayed, the greater the chance of a yes vote!
snufkin84 2 years ago 2
Its true that some may vote lib / lab / con and support independence but ofcourse the same can be said for the SNP. Some people voted SNP because they wanted labour punished for Iraq and couldnt vote lib dem as the dems were in bed with labour in Scotland.
people need to understand unionist parties will defend this union, if people dont like that dont vote for them. it is very simple to understand, and if independence isnt a big issue for those people thats a good thing for unionists :)
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
"You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future."
Can you please tell me at any point in history where the people of what is now Wales voted for Wales to become a country? or England? or Scotland??
None of our nations were democracies centuries ago when our countries were formed, Scotland and Englands parliament voted to become a single sovereign country. thats more democratic than Scotlands birth. :) Slight double standards huh?
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
I'm not sure what your point is. Because we didn't vote the country into being, we can't vote on our future? Nowhere do I mention the past in my argument. You certainly have a very different perception of democracy, one where strong Westminster parliamentary democracy reigns supreme.
I am talking about the FUTURE of the UK, not the past, something judging from your own interests you seemed destined to remain in, along with Queen Vic, the Brit. Empire and slavery.
snufkin84 2 years ago 3
And slavery? lmfao get real.
Im sorry but you did mention the past, you said "You must see all UK countries have never been given the chance to decide on their constitutional future" - Thats talking about the past
I agree with you we havnt, but i wanted to point out that at no stage did we vote for Scotland, England, or Wales either.
We have parliamentary democracy. If the majority of people vote for the SNP in Scotland, then Scotland MUST have a referendum, till then why must we ??
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
'TheBritishWatcher' has suggested, more than once, that if Scotland voted for independence, that England/ the English would feel so "rejected and offended" that it would precipitate the break up of the remainder of the UK.
Why would England feel any more offended than, say, Wales?
It is political incorporation in the UK state that is being rejected - not England (or any other constituent part of the UK).
trimpo 2 years ago 2
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TartanCheeks 3 years ago
'BritishWatcher' has gone off on a rant here. Unfortunately he has made no videos of his own to comment on....
AYEscotland 3 years ago
There are plenty of unionist / separatist videos to comment on i dont need to make my own.
Ofcourse when the war is waged there will be alot more videos to comment on then, but ofcourse we are all waiting for the SNP government to actually call for a referendum.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
"war is waged" - its a democratic referendum. Why do unionists have such a fixiation for war?
bcnsco 3 years ago
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TartanCheeks 3 years ago
"Since when have you given real answers?" I am not the first minister of Scotland and the leader of a political party seeking the destruction of a sovereign state.
Unionists have given many real answers to separatist attacks and questions / complaints. The SNP however do fail to answer real questions on many occasions.
Ask Salmond how much independence might cost, he simply lists the usual things Scotland "wouldnt do" . Like no illegal wars, nuclear weapons etc acting like the SNP is Scotland
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
I hate to tell you this but Scotland isnt the only place that British nuclear weapons get stored. Scotland has one of the only suitable locations for our nuclear subs to be given the kind of protection they so clearly need.
It really is pathetic this nuclear issue. Nuclear material gets transported across the UK and is stored in England too. We have also had US airforce bases on our soil where aircraft with nuclear weapons have been kept.
The royal navy creates 10,000s of jobs in Scotland
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
I disagree, whilst some people foolishly consider British just to be English i do not. It is a mix of the cultures and identities from the 4 parts of the United Kingdom. If Scotland leaves the union then the union is more than likely over and there would no longer be a "British identity".
English identity would have to be restored, at the moment its only taken seriously during sports. Ill be here to watch the results come in, its gonna be devestating for one side no matter what the outcome.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Scandinavia has a collective identity whilst at the same time they retain their individual identity and of course being seperate states. No reason why these islands couldn't be the same. But of course that doesnt fit in with your anglo centric unionist agenda.
bcnsco 3 years ago
Im sorry but a break up of the United Kingdom would destroy British identity and result in the union flag (designed for a scot over 400 years ago) being lowered for the final time.
You separatists will lose :)
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Identity is a complicated thing - it has very little to do with the political state your country is a member of. Scotland and England will always have cultural links as will Scotland and Ireland and Wales etc etc. That wont change.
bcnsco 3 years ago
Im sorry but the people of England will no longer consider themselves British after being rejected and offended by a vote for Scottish "Independence"
Cultural and trade ties will be seriously damaged if our union breaks up.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Thats good - they need to realise they are English not this phony British nonsense. Its good to see on my trips to England the amount of St Georges Crosses as people in England used to think the yookay flag was the English flag.
mackenziepark 3 years ago
They are English and British. British identity is no less valid than that of England or Scotland, infact its less valid because we dont have English or Scottish citizenship we have BRITISH citizenship.
The union will survive, thankfully there are plenty of sensible Scots who wont risk their families future on salmonds dream.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
at the end of the day identity is a totaly seperate issue from leaving a POLITCAL and ECONOMIC union. We will still have Mrs Windsor as head of state so surely that creates a cultural link for those who like that sort of thing.
bcnsco 3 years ago
Salmond is a closet republican, he just doesnt have the guts to take on the monarchy and the union at the same time, because thats another uniting factor the SNP would like to ignore.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Independence is far more important than who we have on the coins and stamps. If you had a bit of a better awareness of Scotland and some of the fanatical british elements we have here then you would understand the need for the SNPs pragmatism regarding the royals.
Im a republican but i'll be happy enough to let betty continue as queen, then once shes dies or passes the crown on - we have a referendum. Charles and Camilla VS a republic - pretty easy choice for most Scots I think.
bcnsco 3 years ago
When the Queen dies i suspect there may be a referendum in the united kingdom as a whole on the issue of monarchy and i would expect Australia and Canada to become republics.
However the Queen is very popular in Scotland along with the rest of the United Kingdom, Salmond doesnt have the guts to take on the monarchy even though hes a closet republican.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
She may be personaly popular but the monarchy as a whole is seen of out of touch and out of date and Im talking about the views of ALL generations. attitudes in Scotland are very different to those in England.
Again regarding Salmond being a "closet" republican. Until we are independent the republic is not an issue and is only a distraction from Independence.
It took Eire from 1921 to 1949 for them to reach their Republic.
bcnsco 3 years ago
When it comes to the monarchy i dont think they are, sadly there is a decline in support for the monarchy here in England and King Charles is far from a certainty here no matter what happens with the union.
Ohhh no the monarchy will be used ofcourse, Will be time for the Queen to do alot of visits to Scotland and boost support ;) . A vote for independence will result in a Scottish republic and we all know who wants to be the first president of Scotland ;\
It was still the direct outcome
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
I honestly don't think the UK or England post Scottish independence will ever be a republic - but agree we wont see a king Charles. Queen mother lasted to 101 - all being well her daughter will do the same, she could out live charles.
I look forward to her visits - she will boost support for independence as I'm sure Scots would resent any outside influence - that goes for both sides. Can you send Maggie Thatcher and tony Blair up to campaign to?
bcnsco 3 years ago
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True and i do hope she will outlast charles, a King WIlliam would be more acceptable, especially to the generation that has seen him grow up.
As for sending the Queen, im sure she would boost support for the union rather than independence, she has more support there than the republican movement (hence why salmond doesnt have the guts for taking it on as well). Even if she wont win over more voters, she will boost morale of the unionists which is always a good thing. U may get Mel Gibson.;)
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Could think of more relevant people than Gibson :P. Braveheart was good to awaken Scottish identity though - despite is laughable historical inaccuracies.
Now if we could get Wallace himself to come back I think Independence would be in the bag. hahaha
bcnsco 3 years ago
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Well atleast we can both agree on the hisotrical inaccuracies of that film,. thankfully no machine to bring wallace back will be ready in time. I still think there should and might be an unofficial ban on showing of braveheart on most channels in the run up to the referendum, we dont want it giving anyone silly ideas.
Do the SNP still want to hold the referendum on St Andrews day? you gotta admit that is pretty desperate hoping its going to influence how people vote.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Labour did the same with the devolution referendum in 1997. Sept 11th that year was the 700th anniversary of Wallaces victory at Stirling bridge. Unionists tried to get capital out of braveheart too ;)
If we were to make it totaly fair regards tv coverage - can we just pull the plug alltogether on the british media for about 4 weeks prior to the vote.
bcnsco 3 years ago 3
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lol @ pull the plug for 4 weeks. Labour need to take responsibility to the problem they have now created in Scotland allowing the salmond to use the office of first minister to go around the world spreading his separatist agenda. Saw him on the bloody news with Hillary Clinton the other day, dunno who he thinks he is :)
One things for sure if labour are returned to power and Scotland still votes for independence, labour can kiss goodbye to winning any election in England again.
Anyway night
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
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Oh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is hardly an outside influence, especially as u have said urself you expect Scotland to remain a constitutional monarchy for some time after independence. Whilst the Queen shouldnt get involved in politics, visits will be good and some of the royal family can be alot more direct in offering support for the correct choice.
A break up of the United Kingdom is certainly not in the interest of the monarchy.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
She doesn't live in Scotland except a wee holiday in Balmoral now and again. So thats an outside influence in terms of Scotland. Shes not a resident of Scotland - so no say in referendum.
Her holidays at Balmoral can continue post independence, but she will be a guest of the Scottish Prime Minister. sure theres a spare room or two.
bcnsco 3 years ago 3
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She has a right to visit part of her kingdom anytime she likes and i would think it strange if she and the royal family totally ignore it. If they do then that is clearly another reason for supporting a republic because a president of a country certainly would.
I hope you apply the same rules to Her Majesty as Sean Connery. Apart from his occasional trip to give moral support to salmond in the Scottish parliament he still doesnt live in Scotland does he?
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
She is very welcome in Scotland in the run up to the referendum. I hope the royals would be mature enough to let the poeple decide.
You might be surprised but I wouldn't be supportive about the YES camp using Connery. But again Donald Dewar and Blair were quick enough to use him in Devolution referendum.
bcnsco 3 years ago 3
They just need their own anthem now - they use God Save the Queen which is the UK anthem. Yet another example of British and English being interchangable.
bcnsco 3 years ago
I would certainly hope we dont change our anthem, but ofcourse we do use a different one at the commonwealth games. The fact the other parts of the UK are given the choice to have their own national anthem, including one which inspires hate against the English goes to show being part of the UK doesnt prevent Scottish national identity or welsh identity.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Ofcourse the media supports the country and not a bunch of separatists, im sorry. :)
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Yes, you have it. The bunch of separatists, as you call us, are in power in this country, Scotland. Unlike the bunch of unionists that are controlling all the media so that media is not even reflecting public opinion here.
However, thanks indeed for your apology at the end. You must have realised you had made a mistake.
AYEscotland 3 years ago
The media reflects the majority and mainstream view which supports the union. I wouldnt expect the media to support separatist movements which seek to destroy us, although the BBC should have to remain neutral on this when it comes to politics, but its hard to unionists like several scots Andrew Neil, Daily politics or Andrew marr former political editor of the BBC.
I am sorry that it is the case, not what i said. All countries media shows some bias towards their country. Our country is the UK
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
We do not seek to destroy anyone! Tosh!
AYEscotland 3 years ago
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I respect and understand how you feel about Scotland and that you want it to be an independent state, but you need to understand for unionists (including many Scots) the United Kingdom is our country just as much as Sootland is yours.
If the SNP get their way then they will destroy my country and my identity. Even after 300 years of union with England Scottish identity has been protected. If the SNP get their way my identity as British will be gone.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Your country is the UK. Ours is Scotland, better get used to it.
Seek to destroy us... you really love the negative rhetoric eh.
bcnsco 3 years ago
Im sorry but it is simple fact. Scotland is still Scotland whilst its part of the UK. Its identity and culture has been protected despite 300 years of union. Its education system, religion, legal system always remained separate to that of ENgland.
You can be Scottish and choose not to be British. However many Scots consider themselves British as well. If you separatists won, the UK would be destroyed and the union flag would never be flown again.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
The Uk would still exsist as England Wales and Northern Ireland. So your wee union flag would still be flown.
Switzerland or Norway are not in the political union of the EU but would you say they are not european?
bcnsco 3 years ago
If the people of Scotland vote to leave the UK then the rest of the UK will probably seek a vote as well and its likely England will want to go its own way after such a rejection so i think the union flag will be lowered for the final time
This is why we will take every effort to ensure the separatist vote fails and the union survives.. They are European as they are on the continent of europe and members of some european organisations. British identity was only fully establised after the union.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
British indentity is a euphamism for English identity. It only got renamed at the act of union to keep the Scots in their place.
mackenziepark 3 years ago
It was a Scottish King who became king of england and wanted to unite his two kingdoms, he started this unification and had our union flag created for that very reason. The acts of union themselves happened under a monarch of scottish blood so dont give me all this crap about it just being "English identity".
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Please show us examples of how English indentity is different from British identity.
I cant think of any.
bcnsco 3 years ago
As for examples of how English identity is different from British identity, it depends on how you define both. British identity brings together all the different cultures and whilst some may just consider British identity to be that of the English it shouldnt be and isnt.
ofcourse our cultures have mixed over the past centuries, whilst a man wearing a kilt is a strong identity of Scottish people, the vast majority of Scots never wear em, that doesnt make them any less Scottish.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
The vast majority of Scots never wear them - yes its the 21st century, jeans are far more common. However they have their place at weddings, graduations etc etc. Its also something that has been adopted by Scots from all our communities - take Hardeep Singh for instance or my English mate Pete.
bcnsco 3 years ago
The fact remains the differences between England and Scotland are hardly huge, Kilts was one example which most do not wear, perhaps they do at graduation ceremonies or weddings but the vast majority of the time when theres not a special event, what is the actual difference between English people and Scottish people?
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
In Scotland we have our own legal system, education and kirk. Even the institutions formed in the 20th Century like the health service are now widely different on both sides of the border. By nature of our geography agriculture and fisheries are distinct. Our politics in general has been to the left of the consensus of the British state for decades.
AYEscotland 2 years ago
Of course Scotland has its own culture, theatre, literature, painting, architecture, music, sculpture, etc., which have all found there own inspiration quite different from, and often in opposition to, the British mainstream. Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis. Our social attitudes and the relationship between people at the smallest level are distinct from the British.
But are you able to come up with a single difference where England and British are different?
AYEscotland 2 years ago
It does depend how you define British culture which is different things to different people. Some would incorporate all different cultures from Britain and label it as British, others would say it is only things that are generally UK wide.
So cricket is seen as an English sport, which isnt followed much in Scotland. Where as Football is the whole of the UKs main sport, thats British culture but ofcourse because its so sucessful like many things we have exported it to the world
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
So British culture is different things to different people is that the best you can do? And you call yourself a British watcher!
Watching too many SNP videos perhaps!
And are you seriously suggesting that football is one thing that holds Britain together? How out of touch are you? The last thing we want in Scotland is to be part of a football Team Britain!
AYEscotland 2 years ago
British watcher, I hope you will have watched the fact that the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein are now in power. These are, as you call them, separatist parties but as Tory and Labour are only fighting over Middle England it is becoming clear that the end of the British state is nigh!
AYEscotland 2 years ago
Yes the separatists do have certain power in each of the devolved administrations. In the case of Northern Ireland, the situation is clearly for the best because of the peace process, id rather Republicans standing next to the police calling terrorists traitors to island of Ireland, than encouraging more attacks
In Wales, perhaps thats partly to do with learning from the mistakes in Scotland. The Lib / Lab coalition meant when people turned against labour they couldnt vote Lib, so voted SNP
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Think you missed the devolved administration in England? Do try and read all of the comment and not just a bit you can stick a quick answer to. it is mostly waffle anyway.
AYEscotland 2 years ago
And whilst Plaids long term aim may be independence, they would not seek to put it to a referendum as the SNP plan to because they know they will lose by an overwhelming margin, where as the result in such a Scottish referendum would ofcourse be closer.
We will have to wait and see how the separatist parties do int he 2010 UK parliament election which is the most important one. Since devolution the SNP has always done better in the Scottish parliament than UK parliament, but well have to wait
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Eh? State the obvious why don't you. Mair waffle mate.
AYEscotland 2 years ago
I didnt say football holds us together i said passion for sport was shared across the UK and our main sport is Football north and south of the border. I disagreed with ur claim that "Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis."
Ofcourse it depends on ones point of view, The kilt is part of Scottish culture but the vast majority of Scots do not wear it, because they choose not to embrace such a styerotype of culture doesnt stop them being Scottish.
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
A passion for sport is shared accross most of Europe, Asia, America...etc. So? Waffle. Think we will all need to call you Britishwaffle!
You know nothing of scottish culture if you think it is football and the kilt! Away an waffle elsewhere!
AYEscotland 2 years ago
Lmao, indeed there is a passion for sport across the world, but u are the one that said "Sport and leisure pursuits have different emphasis", i dont see the big difference.
Scottish culture is not shared by all Scots, so tell me something that unites all Scottish people under the single banner of "Scottish Culture"
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
A thing that unites all scottish people....
Mmm...
A dislike of Britishwaffler!
AYEscotland 2 years ago
lol and yet plenty of Scottish people are unionists, so that cant unite all Scottish people can it.
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Yes.
Even those that are Unionist totally dislike Britishwafflers!
AYEscotland 2 years ago
You still didnt tell me something that unites ALL scots in a way that something British cant?
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
disliking or hating england
Alba12349 2 years ago 2
As i said b4 one of the problems is parts of our shared culture we have spread to other parts of the world so they are not seen as British things
Like auld lang syne at new year? Thats clearly Scottish but its sung across the United Kingdom every year and it was spread by the British Empire to parts of the world we once ruled
For the most part we have a shared media. Is Doctor Who English or is it British? Is the monarchy English or British? Or the QE2, clearly British not English or Scottish
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
The reason why i hesitate on questions of culture is because unlike some people especially British nationalists like the BNP i do not think its right to sterotype people. I can think of what British culture i would like everyone to embrace, just as im sure u can view Scottish culture in the same way but we both know people dont fit into that all the time.
Id like all British people to enjoy the BBC Proms, thats part of British culture, enjoyed by Scots and English, but i know its not everyones
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Lets take the BBC proms for a moment - First of all its presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation not the English one. It now rightly has regional events which all link together at certain points uniting the United Kingdom.
We hear different contrbutions from each part of the United Kingdom, we are united in song. Be it Rule Britannia which lyrics were written by a Scot, or the fact at the end everyone sings Auld Langs Syne. Bagpipes are also a major feature in British military events
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
The trouble you separatists have is accepting that not all Scots fit the stereotype of "Scottish identity" with kilts and a strong Scottish accent. etc
There are many Scottish people that could just as easily be considered English. Those Scottish people are just British, they are not copying or trying to be like the English
The truth is, whats missing is an ENGLISH identity. (Wales has their language, Scotland has kilt etc, very little separates the English from the British identity or culture
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Thats your stereotype - not mine. Theres alot more the Scottish identity than kilts and och aye the noo.
bcnsco 3 years ago
If the whole of the media was some conspiracy against the SNP and separatists then the SNP would be as likely to come to power as the BNP is which all the media condemns. The British media is biased, but it doesnt unfairly attack the SNP. Television media is reasonable, ofcourse newspapers are biased towards political parties and all have their own points of view anyway. Thats not just an anti SNP thing.
I describe them as separatists because that is the correct definition for such policies.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
You say television media is reasonable - think you must be watching in England where it also helps if you can stand American telly!!
AYEscotland 3 years ago
well when i said television media i meant news on tv about the SNP. BBC reports on the SNP are hardly unfair and biased
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
You have proved my point exactly. Typical unionist that tries to swamp any opposition, dominate the argument with clichéd bluster and attempts to get the last word in!
AYEscotland 3 years ago
"TV media is reasonable"??
Have you seen sky news lately?! The newsreaders get very opinionated on some certain Scottish matters. Then there's that balding weatherman who never mentions anywhere but England on his forecasts! He ignores Wales and Scotland and Ireland. Just a few things I've noticed.
bigbaws1987 3 years ago
Ummm im talking about bias towards the SNP as a political party, not general complaints about programming.
If sky news weather discriminates against Scotland then watch the BBC which goes into detail about Scotland, Wales, Northern ireland and England.
Please explain "newsreaders get very opinionated on some certain Scottish matters."
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
The bbc shows Scotland much smaller on the map than it actualy is. Physcological mind games.
bcnsco 3 years ago
If the British media was totally biased against the SNP then they would not of been anywhere near as successful as they have been. It would be easy for all the "evil british media" to totally destroy the SNPs image if it really wanted to,
Ofcourse once the separatists in the Scottish parliament do offically call for the referendum then it will be the time for the media to actually ask salmond some hard questions and DEMAND answers. (he never gives real answers)
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
If you think the media is fair to the SNP you obviously weren't in Scotland in May 2007. All the papers towing the party line - Would make the USSR proud.
Then their is the likes of Kirsty Wark showing absolutely no respect to the ELECTED leader of Scotland, or Glenn Campbell and his obvious Labour bias, or Paxman's vile anti Scottishness, or Clarkson's etc etc etc.
bcnsco 3 years ago
The newspapers always back their own sides, they are biased to different political parties all the time thats not just about being anti SNP. The national tv media is alot fairer to the SNP than theyd have to be. Elected leaders get asked hard questions, those who host newsnight often show little respect to the British Prime minister either. Its not like they only go hard on salmond.
If the media was so anti SNP then they wouldnt do as well in the polls as they do.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
The flipside of that is - name another country in the world where the biggest party in terms of votes, seats in the national parliament and membership is not represented by a newspaper? Whatever you think of nationalists - this is a democracy and we make up a sizeable section of Scotland so should be treated with fairness and respect. Im sorry but I don't think anyone has ever been as rude to a britsh PM than Wark was to Salmond... afterall he replaced her holiday pal Maconnel as first minister.
bcnsco 3 years ago 2
You are a bunch of separatists and i can name many countries where people with such agendas would be arrested or executed. Thankfully we live in a democracy where people may do what they like but nobody is stopping someone setting up a separatist newspaper. If theres such wide demand for one then start it yourself.
No i think the media has been just as rude to the Prime minister, and the questioning on newsnight is often just as direct as its been to salmond,
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
Arrested or executed - the UK knows a fair bit about doing that to national movements. Just look at India or Ireland. Internment would be right up your street no doubt. They have been a little bit more subtle in Scotland but we've still got a long way to go.
mackenziepark 3 years ago
No i respect your right to be a separatist, although once we defeat you in the referendum and unionist parties retake control of the scottish parliament it will be time to improve Scotlands education system and strenghten British identity =)
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
brainwashing in other words.
bcnsco 3 years ago
Certainly not brainwashing but people must be taught about their country and its history, something that has been dificult to do in recent years because of the decline and end of the British Empire that once was a major uniting factor for all parts of Britain.
We must take into account the fact at the moment theres alot of promotion of Scottish identity but not enough towards British identity that can and will change once you lose the referendum.
TheBritishWatcher 3 years ago
happy new year AYE!
They have the media - but we have the internet.
bcnsco 3 years ago 5
I always look forward to you releasing new videos AYEscotland! Your next one should be on the amount of debt that the uk government has got us all into now and how if Scotland had access to it own money and resources we could dig our way out of our problems a lot quicker. Britain is expected to suffer a deeper and longer recession than most of the leading advanced economies. HAS BEING IN THE UK PROTECTED SCOTLAND FROM DEEP RECESSION? ARE OTHER SMALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES BETTER PLACED THAN US?
RobQos 3 years ago 4
Nice one Jack, a simple but strong message, well delivered.
MontagueBurton 3 years ago 5
Good one.
freescotlandnow 3 years ago 5
Scots are learning, via the internet, to notice the lies from the Scottish media. The share price of the Johnston Press has fallen dramatically, partly as a result of its anti-SNP propaganda. The Herald is now full of Zionist propaganda since it got taken over by an American company. The Daily Record could beat the Sun if it wasn't, like the Sun, anti-Scottish. The Mail and Telegraph should sack their Scottish editors as they are a joke. The BBC, like the Tory party, seems to be run by MI6.
indulf 3 years ago 6
aye quality! happy new year! keep chipping away the cracks are beginging to tell!
tartantess 3 years ago 7