Truth, Lies, Oil and Scotland - Part 1

On 3rd of November 1975 the first barrel of oil was pumped from the North Sea on to Scotland's shores. It was an event that would change the course of history. This landmark film shows how the modern history of Scotland is intrinsically linked to the black gold being pumped out of the North Sea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00byhfh

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• truth
• lies
• oil
• scotland
• bbc
• independence
• scottish
• economy
• energy
• north
• sea
• alex
• salmond
• snp

[ashleigh2404]

this is to the dumbass who reckons nsea oil will run out in 2013.youve been listning to your english lying gov so much u believe thier lies do ur research u ignorant fool any one who knows anything about how much oil there is in the north sea knows there is at least 100 years of oil left when scotland gets independance i will savour it with great glee and delight fuck westminster thievin bastards

[donnchadhban]

Only English people make such an obsessive fuss about where a person was born, as if they walk around with a birth location sign. My birth took place in another part of Europe altogether. But I was raised in Scotland so I speak like a Scot and English people in Scotland call me a "Scotsman" and treat me as such. The amount of insulting derision and blatant discrimination that I and other Scots receive at the hands of the English bosses in Scotland is enough to fight for independence.

[bluecanary1note]

A vote for independence is a vote for lasting prosperity. A vote for the Union is a vote for Tory or New Labour forever, and for the continued squandering of Scotlan's money.

[N330AA]

This documentary didn't really say a lot. It just confirmed that Scotland has an oil industry and that oil industries are quite high tech and that Aberdeen has benefited immensely.

I notice Salmond ducked the question of how much money came back to Scotland. What does that tell you?

[RobGordon35]

@RobGordon35 As for allowing continental france to have power, well things change, and 'Europe' such as it is now did not exit then. Very few people in scotland are Lib-dem voters now, and there are no Conservative voters left really. Why you think the Shetlanders and their voting is necessarily more relevant to Scottish independence any is beyond me. Shetland is a part of Scotland, the Shetlanders are Scots. Culturally, Nationally and Spiritually in terms of their religion.

[RobGordon35]

@dontbothertoreadthis What questions? I've answered all the questions I had with regards the state of the UK, I have been reading about this for 8 years now, primary sources where avaialble. I dont think devo max is anything more than a stepping stone to independence, and this whole question of the Shetland Isles is really just nonsense in my view. The Shetlanders *are* Scots, and they want independence for Scotland according to the latest Guardian online survey. Its very clear.

[dontbothertoreadthis]

@RobGordon35 No answers 2 my questions so U go on a little rant.

I thought the Shetlands were LibDem voters, that unionist party.

Anyway, good luck if U get indy, because you'll need it, your whole island will. Pre-union your island and the nations on it were small fry, and that will happen again as disunited you'll let whatever power U currently have drain away.

Pre-UK Scotland always helped 2 make sure no part of your island had power but 2 let continental France have it. Telling!