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    The Big Scottish Independence Debate

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    This is where your arguments always fall Charles. You forever harp on as if the independent Scotland will vote an SNP government in 2016. That may well not be the case.

     

    So equally we can also completely ignore the following, and a lot more about the so called "shape of an independent Scotland", from the 670 page publicly funded SNP Manifesto published last November?

     

    • Thirty hours of childcare per week in term time for all three and four-year-olds, as well as vulnerable two-year-olds.
    • Trident nuclear weapons, currently based on the Clyde, removed within the first parliament.
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    • Housing benefit reforms, described by critics as the "bedroom tax", to be abolished, and a halt to the rollout of Universal Credit.
    • It would be in Scotland's interest to keep the pound, while the Bank of England would continue as "lender of last resort".
    • BBC Scotland replaced at the start of 2017 with a new Scottish broadcasting service, continuing a formal relationship with the rest of the BBC.
    • Basic rate tax allowances and tax credits to rise at least in line with inflation.
    • A safe, "triple-locked" pension system.
    • Minimum wage to "rise alongside the cost of living".

     

    Nope....it is exactly what every UK party does before every election..........puts forward what they'd do if they got into power.  It's called a manifesto and the SNP made no secret of the fact that part of the 670 pages included what they would hope to do if they became the first iScotland Government and depending on the results of the negotiations. Nicola Sturgeon said as much on a GMS interview post the publication.

     

    It was in there mostly as an example of what could possible if we had the control of our own economy, compared to what we know will happen in the Union if we vote NO. Before the end of negotiations we won't know stuff like......will we have our share of the debt or no debt....... will we have our share of assets or none of them.......but it was written on the assumption that Westminster wouldn't tear up the Edinburgh Agreement (given the current Westminster rhetoric, that assumption was most certainly wishful thinking).

     

    Could give you links to the other parties ideas on what an independent Scotland could be like if they were in power. Personally, I don't expect to have many , if any, majority Governments in iScotland, which pleases me, because consensus politics is a lot less wasteful than adversarial politics.

     

    Still waiting for a cogent response to post #576, btw.

     

     

    Is it an election?

    First goal....game over!

    in Caley Thistle

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    Here we are exactly half way through the season, and it is remarkable how the first goal in a game has been decisive.  Of our 19 league games:

     

    10 wins – we scored first every time

    6 defeats – we conceded first every time

    2 no score draws

    1 score draw (2-2 at Celtic) – the only game in which the team scoring first didn’t go on to win.

     

    Some people mentioned elsewhere that the players heads seemed to drop the other day after going behind – maybe it’s because they know that they haven't so much as salvaged a draw when that has happened!

     

    The positive thing is that ICT have been incredibly good at holding onto leads.

     

    The message for Hughes is that the only tactic we need is to score the 1st goal, the rest will take care of itself. I don’t know why he didn’t think of this before. :blink: 

     

    I'm sure Yngwie will be along to update us on the stats...

    Euro 16

    in General Football

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    Germany has to be favourites to win the group. Of the rest I think results against Gibraltar aren't going to count. The hope is that the Poland, Scotland, Ireland and Georgia will take points of each other and may even take a point of Germany. For us I think we need to win our home games against Poland Ireland and Georgia and hope to pick up something away against one of them. A point from Germany over the two games would also  help. Going to be very hard but we do have a squad of players coming through that are better than what we've had for quite a while.

     

    This.

     

    Remove Germany and Gibraltar.

     

    It's actually a 4 team league. Playing for top and second.

    Inverness CT -V- Stranraer

    in Caley Thistle

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    My missus was quite bemused by me remaining in my car for 20mins or so after my football match last night to listen to 810mw to hear the match conclusion! There really needs to be an online facility for 810mw coverage.

     

    It was loud and clear over the internet.

     

    Best not to go via iPlayer, rather the BBC Scotland website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/scottish/

     

    Sportsound commentaries are usually listed there - just wish they'd add a Billy Dodds mute option.

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    Hearts -V- I.C.T.

    in Caley Thistle

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    Spent today at the foot of Nelson's Column...hoping for victory. Naelifts texting the action (for which, thanks!)...but I just knew when we grabbed the lead....

     

     

    Here we are exactly half way through the season, and it is remarkable how the first goal in a game has been decisive.  Of our 19 league games:

     

    10 wins – we scored first every time

    6 defeats – we conceded first every time

    2 no score draws

    1 score draw (2-2 at Celtic) – the only game in which the team scoring first didn’t go on to win.

     

    Some people mentioned elsewhere that the players heads seemed to drop the other day after going behind – maybe it’s because they know that they haven't so much as salvaged a draw when that has happened!

     

    The positive thing is that ICT have been incredibly good at holding onto leads.

     

    The message for Hughes is that the only tactic we need is to score the 1st goal, the rest will take care of itself. I don’t know why he didn’t think of this before. :blink: 

     

    What was everyone nervous about?

     

    A great result and well done to everyone associated with ICT!

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