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  • I've heard of "Scotland will flourish" becoming the new national anthem but this should be it without a doubt.

  • @shazmeister2005 and to answer your implied question i wouldn't vote for independence as it is even if 1) i was old enough to vote and 2) there was a referendum. I say this because if we went independent it would be under the SNP; they are heavily socialist, know nothing about economics, and would make every mistake that Ireland made. We would end being another debt ridden euro-zone country seeing everything fall apart. Whilst independence did look like an escape, I now see it as a disaster.

  • @Historyisthekey I think that's a bit unfair since the SNP is packed full of folk who have up to thirty years experience in banking and economy. I'm not even gonna pretend I know the details, but I know Alex Salmond is an economist by trade. And also, Ireland followed the London regulatory model, so why would you want another dose of that? Is Scotland really too wee, too poor and too stupid to run its own affairs?

  • @awoopkin The problem for Ireland now is that they are in the euro. In the euro you have no control over your own currency and the second anything goes badly your economy will be sidelined in favour of the larger German and French economy. If we join the euro we lose all economic hope. Likewise, we also lose part of our independence, as a country that doesn't control it'sown currency is subject to the control of external bodies. And it's not about our size, rather the mistakes the SNP will make

  • @Historyisthekey Dude ... SNP is lead by an economist. And a great one at that! (as recognised by other international economists ... those who are not paid by London unionists.) To say we couldn't go it alone, something which much smaller countries have done around the world successfully, WITHOUT the amazing natural resources we have, is nothing but ignorance and shows a tendency to believe the crap that comes out of London.

  • @hafpipe where did all of this negativity come from? Firstly, the comment up top by 'scottishindependance' is also mine (that's my old account). I do not doubt SCOTLAND's ability to succeed independently but I do question whether the SNP could possible lead it to that success. Saying that Alex Salmond is 'a great economist' means nothing. What matters are actions. And Al;ex Salmond's actions show that he supports a Keynesian economic theory; which is in total disrepute and has been shown to fail

  • How could Scotland do any worse than Westminster?

  • I'm angry? You're the one shouting. Sheep farming! That was our lairds and Clan chiefs - highland clearances etc remember? Careful economic policies....hhhmmm ...£550million for a £50 million (god awful) building and it then has to be fixed!!! Our politicians are idiots who look after themselves and always will. Even if we had a source of money the people would never be in control of it. A separate Scotland would need a NEW way forward if it were to survive and prosper.

  • PRIDE! You having a laugh?! This is a grown ups debate. Yes Scotland is a nation but what have we to offer the world? What can sustain our nation when it is on it's own? Pride wont feed our families, only our Nazis. Money is what it is all about, what it's always been about. In a world that has been dictated by money for 100's of years now, are you suggesting we sell them our pride to survive? Oh and we have been 'ruled' by the USA since 1940.

  • @Theagchm YOU ARE AUWFULLYANGRY WE SHOULD GO BACK TO FARMING SHEEP CATTLE GOLD HEATHER WEAR OUR GREAT TARTAN AND LIKE WITHOUT A WORRY IN THE WORLD JUST CONCERN THE UGLY CLAN NEXT VALLEY WANT TO CHIB US BUT I DO BELIEVE SCOTLAND DOES HAVE EXELENT ASPECT THEY COULD WITH MUCH CAREFUL ECONOMIC POLICIES GET RID OF THE LION THAT HAS BEEN ON OUR BACKS SINCE 45!!!! AND BE THAT NATION AGAIN ALL THE BEST

  • @Scottishindependance I am impressed. For someone so young to appreciate the REAL problems an independent Scotland would face. Money - it is what rules the world and will for centuries to come. I don't believe we can be separate from Britain, we do not have enough to sell to the world. A flippant yet serious thing to consider-how can we rid ourselves of midges? Sounds daft but 80-90% of visitors don't return due to them. Without midges the world is ours, we are the most beautiful.

  • @Theagchm If money is the problem then the U.K. doesn't stand a chance! By that logic we should be ruled by the U.S.A. or Japan or the World bank. Britain is over a trillion pounds in debt.

    It's NOT about money. It's about pride, independence and believing Scotland is a NATION.

  • Scotland can and ILL be ndependat, but only once we rid ourselves of the labour born mentality of mediorcirty and the benifit culture they created. Scotland has an unsurpassed record or scientific nd engineering innovation, but our young people dont reach for the stars anymore.. WE CAN change this. We must, if we are to be a free nation again,.

    Give me our lands youth, and I will give you our freedom!!

  • Unionism is the politics of 'Scotland can't...'

    Nationalism is the politics of 'Scotland can...'

    Independence...'Bring it on!'

  • Sovereign right!? So what foreign 'pretend' sovereign you got in mind this time? The last one ran away back to his home with his skirt tripping him up. So when we have independence, can Ayrshire have it's independence? I don't want to be associated with Glasgow. I am sure the Highlanders will want their sovereign state as well. Whilst we are all skint how does the country make progress, do anything? We will be controlled by some other country. Better the devil you know.

  • @Theagchm Why do you want to be part of Union the has done nothing but destroy our country ? Our oil squandered, our shipyards destroyed , our young men dying in wars started by politicians hell bent on filling their pockets at our expense and without even the decency to resign and put a gun to their heads when caught with their fingers in the till ?? The Devil we know ?? Aye we know them well enough well enought o get shot of them !!

  • @desertwarriorpoet.We know them well enough do we? Who was responsible for the 'Clearances' - Scots I think you will find? Who sold Wallace to the English? Grow up, money has always been the ruling passion of those in power. I agree it should be otherwise but Scotland is no different from the rest of the world and Nationalism is just another tool whereby those with money aim to keep it. Our Scottish empire failed thanks to the likes of William of Orange and of course our total incompetence.

  • 1:37 what a cute smile! 

  • Scottishindependance-what a twat. Read some history. We are part of the UK solely because of our incompetent attempts to run our own economy and expand our 'Scottish Empire'. After Scottish independence has been achieved, what about pictish indepenence, Scots, Celtic indpendence? Where do you want to stop? Neolithic independence?Cro-magon independence?

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  • @Theagchm WHY DONT YOU KEEP YOUR UNIONIST IDEAS TO YOURSELF; THATS ALL YOU LOT CAN DO IS TRY AND BELITTLE PEOPLES OPINIONS COS THEY WANT TO RUN THEIR OWN AFFAIRS. WHETHER WE ARE WORSE OFF FINANCIALLY OR NOT, IT IS EVERY NATIONS SOVEREIGN RIGHT TO HAVE SELF SETERMINATION!!

  • What a rousing tune!!!! Love It! So why hasn't Scotland broken to become independent of the British Empire?

  • Why do you people have to bring up politics every time a good folk song is posted on You Tube.Enjoy the music forget the politics.Roy Williamson is sorely missed as is the great Luke Kelly of the Dubliners

  • RIP Roy Williamson

  • These words can be applied everywhere that "Perfidious Albion" have planted their feet!!!!!

  • Oh I wish both these guys could be with us as they were in this video. We need them for this election.

    the time is coming

  • it's ok I found out.

    It's on the 9th.

  • What fret is the capo put on?

  • @TonyMcWatt

    Roy's on fret 6. C shapes.

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  • sorry...replied to your post above :-)

  • Yes ...agree with being out of the EU..but the SNP say "Independence in Europe".....say what?????

  • @BarryAustinLynch & MrTriggr

    I hope for both of these things. But you know, if scotland leaves, Gordon is automatically out of a job, even if by some witchcraft Labor win the next election.

  • Most recent Gers (Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland) report which showed that in 2007/08 Scotland's current budget surplus was £219m, compared to a UK deficit of £5.3bn - and that Scotland had been in budget surplus now for three successive years, to the tune of £2.3bn. (BBC Friday, 17 July 2009

  • @ Barryaustinlynch:

    Never dispair, all will be well once ENGLAND gets home rule!

  • If this song were not gorgeous enough, there are those incredible faces in the audience. Are they not the best?!

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  • Please take back Gordon Brown.

  • fuck of,f we gave him tae u cos we luv ye ,u ungrateful cunt

  • please, please, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • scotland hasnt flourished since the union

    our auld music has deid. the daily wearing aw the kilt has died. aw cuase the english cunt who had the idea aw a big union cuald great britain. it was an english women who killed our industry. so how is scotland flourished since the stupid union.

  • @knexfoller94 the word britain was about brythonic speaking ppl not the english ppl....wake up laddie :)

  • @knexfoller94 It has never died in Canada!

  • No need for independence. We rule the English, not the other way round, and they know it - why else would they refuse independence? I think you'll find the average Scot is ten times prouder of his country than an Englishman. I'm proud to be both Scottish and British. Alba Gu Brath! Rule Brittania!

  • brittania waives teh rules!

    independence as soon as we can! fuck the queen

  • The Queen has nothing to do with independance. We can do without bigots like you - away and join your pals at ibrox you're just as bad as each other.

  • "and still the foreigner rules"...?

    Would someone explain this one to me?

    Scotland elects MPs and sends them to Westminster and so does England. To suggest that Scotland is somehow oppressed or ruled by foreigners is laughable.

  • why not enjoy the music and let the politicians get involved with talking crap

  • it eh time this song wis written thir wis no scottish parlianment and even tho scotland elected its mp's for westminster the vision and action in my and many other opinions wer in england interests.

    even when scots do well in government with cabinet positions the english complain the scots have to much influence.

  • I think what is meant is that the culture and history has been hidden and stamped on over the years which has left the country with a distinct lack of pride in itself. It continues to this day through the media.

    *Peace*

  • song would have been written during the 18 years of tory rule imposed on Scotland. they had no mandate to govern Scotland so the song is true for its time.

  • And true yet today.

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  • You are your country-your country is you....

    Scotland and no union!

  • This would be a better national anthem than Flower of Scotland

  • I agree

  • As soon as a majority vote for it, independence is yours.

  • Like what happened in 1979? Majority said yes to independence but still we're not free from English rule!

    Britannia waives the rules....

  • It was yes to devolution, but I agree the majority vote should have been accepted.

    Cheer up. Half the government including the PM are Scottish.

  • (Don't like the politics of this but a great song none the less.)

    You twat!!!! How can you say its a great song when you dont like the politics behind this song...The whole song is political and about getting back what is rightfully ours which the en***sh took.

    I am Scottish not British

    ALBA GU BRATH

  • And as for the Tories, if Hitler invaded in 1940 and promised a farthing off income tax to lay down their arms, they would have the Swastica Flag out shouting Heil Hitler. Traitorous Money Grasping Tory Cunts. who know the price of everything and the value of fucking nothing. Fuck all Unionist Pricks. Vote Independence. Scotland Forever.

  • Well said, Saor Alba!

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  • You are a very ignorant person. If that is the best you have to say for yourself it's better you keep you mouth shut.

  • @thelonegroover Who were you referring to with that remark? BTW I'm not the same person as bugsbunny 3007 lol.

  • And let's not forget the thousands and thousands of Scots who died protecting their country. What would they make of the dithers, not to mention the Labour voters, who keep on parroting their masters quotes, "but were too poor to look efter oorselves, we'de ah sterve"? Piss poor ignorant fucking brainwashed easy led dumb fuckwitted Labour/Liberal Cunts.

  • This would be great to use as a video on TV before any referendum on Independence. After an economic lesson for the economically minded, as well as this video for any waivering patriots, just to make sure that they vote for Scottish Independence.

  • the corries wrote the song but there was a poem penned by rabbie burns hope this is o help ti yi mate

  • cant wait till the day when scotland will be free and its own county

    ALBA GU BRAGH

  • ye can say that all over again mate

  • Does anyone know who wrote this song?

  • Don't like the politics of this but a great song none the less.

  • scotland will rise again

  • .. the day is coming.. OH YES!!! Freedom...

  • This song is Scotlands song today.

  • "bcnsco (1 year ago)

    This song is Scotlands song today."

    for reference that was posted on the day Scotland took control of its parliament from the unionists - SNP win May 2007. I listened to this song not long after finaly hearing the result - bubbiling like a bairn.

  • 30 years old or more and still bang on. I grew up watching this stuff on the BBC and it still moves me . They'd ban this today in favour of some overpriced drivel fronted by Kirsty Wark.

    Whoever put this up,thanks. Let's all help get it out there to the new generations, and to remind the older ones how we were duped by Labour back then. But now, together we all have another chance. Let's grasp it with both hands.

  • been a Corrie fan since 1965 when I worked the Limes (Spotlights) at the Caley Picture House Edinburgh at their Festival shows thanks for bringing back many happy memories....

  • The corries are awesome. A sad loss to the world...

    Thank you for putting these up.

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