The Scottish Question....

[klr]

I thought the choice of question was supposed to be the work of Cameron et al, in that they wanted to present the Scottish voters with a straight "yes" or "no", with no middle ground "devo-max" option.

No. Part of the deal is that Salmon got to make up the question.

Ah, I get it. He can only ask one question though, that was the deal.

[mistermack]

No. Part of the deal is that Salmon got to make up the question.

Seem rather careless of Cameron, not to want to see the question before he agreed.
Which makes me wonder what result he really wants.

Or perhaps he trusted in Salmond's integrity?

[That Alien Guy.]

I also heard the Scotch love to rape English's females and the females secretly love it because English have small organs of generation and wear plastic hats made of flags, but the Scotch made of horrible diseases and congealed animal fats and cannibals that live in caves.

You should start killing each other, just to be on the safe side.

Do it soon I'll consider a spin off.

[ronmcd]

I thought the choice of question was supposed to be the work of Cameron et al, in that they wanted to present the Scottish voters with a straight "yes" or "no", with no middle ground "devo-max" option.

No. Part of the deal is that Salmon got to make up the question.

Ah, I get it. He can only ask one question though, that was the deal.

Well, Rum's not quite right, he Salmon(d) doesn't get to do anything as other than being a signatory to the document as First Minister of Scotland along with the Deputy First Minister, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Prime Minister, The Edinburgh Agreement doesn't mention Alex Salmond. It allows the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum. I think it's always instructive to note who in these discussions prefer to make the arguments about one single man, his honesty, or misspell his name.

It does however say the governments have agreed to an "order in council under Section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to allow a single question referendum on Scottish independence, to be held before the end of 2014".

[ronmcd]

Or perhaps he trusted in Salmond's integrity?

Living down to expectations mistermack, tut tut.

I'm sure you are desperate to know the scottish net satisfaction ratings for Scottish party leaders:
Salmond (SNP) +10%
Harvie (GREEN) + 6%
Lamont (LAB) + 5%
Rennie (LIBDEM) - 7%
Davidson (CON) - 9%

oh, and David Cameron? - 35%

[mistermack]

I'm sure you are desperate to know the scottish net satisfaction ratings for Scottish party leaders:
Salmond (SNP) +10%
Harvie (GREEN) + 6%
Lamont (LAB) + 5%
Rennie (LIBDEM) - 7%
Davidson (CON) - 9%

oh, and David Cameron? - 35%

What you missed out is what Salmonds ass hole tastes like. Or do you add flavouring?

[ronmcd]

I'm sure you are desperate to know the scottish net satisfaction ratings for Scottish party leaders:
Salmond (SNP) +10%
Harvie (GREEN) + 6%
Lamont (LAB) + 5%
Rennie (LIBDEM) - 7%
Davidson (CON) - 9%

oh, and David Cameron? - 35%

What you missed out is what Salmonds ass hole tastes like. Or do you add flavouring?

Brilliant!

[Jason]

Do you add sparkles or hundreds and thousands?

I only ask because Salmond really seems to shine in these discussions.

[ronmcd]

Do you add sparkles or hundreds and thousands?

I only ask because Salmond really seems to shine in these discussions.

Ha! Play him off, Johnny!

[Jesus_of_Nazareth]

Salmond is Scotland's Obama figure............and in Sottish terms he is considered to be black.

FACT.

[Red Celt]

I don't share all of Salmond's views... but, as a political figure I do like him. He has a good sense of humour, wit... and is intelligent. All aspects which are lacking in those who routinely attack him.

If Westminster was filled with clones of Salmond (in every party) it would be a place full of people who believed in what they were in politics for... and would actually get things done. Salmond-haters are just jealous because they're represented by chinless wonders who struggle to get anything done.

[Red Celt]

Little Englanders... drawn to a discussion about Scotland like, well... this guy to a jar of jam.

[ronmcd]

Salmond is Scotland's Obama figure............

Pathetic comparison. Eck didn't achieve such magnificent rotundness by accident, that took countless hours of dedicated eating. Obama's an amateur!

[mistermack]

Salmond-haters are just jealous because they're represented by chinless wonders who struggle to get anything done.

Yes, but why are they chinless? Because Alex Salmond stole them all. He's got enough chins to supply the whole of Westminster.

That's because when the angels were giving out chins, he thought they said gins, and he said, "can I have several large ones please?"

[ronmcd]

I really must quote a small part from a brutal pastiche of Alistair Darling's recent speech on independence and his bizarre cultural scaremongering:

Scots would also be denied the right to listen to Jedward, Mr Blobby or Chas and Dave, while Hollyoaks and Cash in the Attic would be blocked from Scottish televisions and cricket would be completely forbidden to us on all media and in person. We would even be unable to support Andy Murray, as he would be declared English, as was previously reported on this channel.

90% of all cuture would be lost to a cleaved Scotlandshire. Separationalistic Scots would then be forced to fall back on their own horribly obscure Scottish 'Kulchur', which is internationally regarded as being pure shite.

Much more seriously even than this loss of culture, Ex Chancellor Sweetheart told the septuagenarian delegates that continued use of Sterling would lead directly to Scots becoming serfs of England. A Sterling union, he explained patiently, would lead to a political union, which would lead to most decisions about Scotlandshire being made in Westminster. This was, he said, the worst of all possible futures.

But best of all:

On the economy, he opined that Scotlandshire would have been unable to afford the bail out of the banks, as she would have been obliged (somehow) to take on the 95% for which England was responsible, on top of their own 5%. This was a banking crisis made in Edinburgh, not in London, he said, referring to the numerous meetings between himself and Gordon Brown on the subject of bank deregulation, which took place in his Edinburgh home/second home/home.