Scottish Independence.

Location map of Scotland, United Kingdom Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 170 %. Geographic limits of the map: * N: 61.0° N * S: 54.5° N * W: 8.8° W * E: 0.4° W (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Every argument I hear from the "better together" brigade has the phrase "How will Scotland survive independently outside the security of the UK"?

The question I would like those in favour of Independence to ask is.
How is the rest of the UK going to survive without the security of all revenues from Scotland?
We do not only have oil, we also have an ever growing revenue from whiskey, and if we played our cards right in or out of the European Union, we have one of the greatest fishing stocks within that union which is being ruined by unnecessary quotas from Brussels.
If we got Independence we should, and could protect our fishing stocks from the European fishermen who are just waiting to plunder and destroy our stocks just as they did their own.

Another benefit to an in dependant Scotland would be, not to have the burden of London consuming our welfare budget, what with the highest rental market for the unemployed and the dearest house prices for MPs who scrounge money from the taxpayers to pay for their homes and sell them for their own gain.

Scotland contributes billions more to the UK coffers than they get in return, and where is the money spent other than London?
On the road and rail network throughout England, stopping at the Scottish border, the proposed high speed track being one example.
So if you are a Tory MP, or spend lots of time travelling in England, or think you might benefit from the extravagance of London, be it welfare or property dealing, then "better together" could be for you.

If on the other hand you are a TRUE Scot and grudge every penny that crosses the border to boost the UK coffers that fall into the hands of rich Tories who have not one clue on how to put it to good use, or help Scotland, then you should seriously be thinking of voting for Independence.

We are more than capable of standing alone, which is more than the scaremongers from England can do, that is why they are so against an independent Scotland.
Without our money they will have a bigger struggle on their hands to sort out their deficit than they have now.
As for Scotland. We can rise above it all, we have the wealth to do so.
I do feel sorry for the proud Scots who, through no choice of their own, who have to work and live in England, or elsewhere, even if they are likely return someday, still do not get the chance to vote and express their feelings on how the country of their birth should be governed.

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THE BUDGET. HELP TO BUY.

George Osborne at Conservative Spring Forum 2006 in Manchester. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

OSBORNES HELP TO BUY HOMES.

 

How generous of George Osborne in his attempt to make things easier for the people of Britain to purchase their own homes.

Its a pity we could not all go down the same route as him and use taxpayers money to buy, then sell with a £500,000 profit to pocket, with no repayments whatsoever to the coffers.

How he has the nerve, and arrogance to stand up in front of Parliament and come out with statements such as he did, after ripping us off, beggars belief.

Then again what else should we expect from a Tory led government, whose most important goal is to, get richer, look after the rich, and trample on the poor and disabled.

The great Cypriot bank robbery.

Location map: Cyprus (dark green) / European Union (light green) / Europe (dark grey); inspired by and consistent with general country locator maps by User:Vardion, et al (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The action of plundering Cypriot bank savings goes to prove two points.

(1) The banks cannot be trusted with our money anymore.
(2) It is proof positive that, as this was a motion put forward from Brussles through the European Union, that the EU is nothing short of being a dictatorship.

How do the banks expect us to trust them with our money when this Cypriot bank raid is an example of what to expect when our governments squander our tax and national insurance contributions.

If this robbery goes ahead it will have more severe repercussions than the option of allowing Cyprus to be declared bankrupt.

We have little trust in the banks as it is, what with the over inflated wages and bonuses of the top brass even when they are showing losses.
That along with the bail out that has led to the shambolic state of the world economy, I think it would be very foolish of any bank, or EU proposal to go ahead with this theft of honest hard working peoples money.

It is totally ludicrous to think that when a government squanders its own coffers, accumulated by their taxpayers, that they can plunder the same taxpayers savings, all of whom knew how to budget and save for a rainy day, unlike the elected idiots that we get lumbered with nowadays.
It is a sad day when the banks that we thought were keeping our money safe can not only close to prevent any withdrawals, but can steal from us too.

If this raid is successful in Cyprus, then it can happen to savers anywhere in the world, and it will probably be only a matter of time before it is enforced somewhere else.
European leaders had better beware, because people do not stand for these disgraceful actions anymore and it will lead to mass riots, brought on by the incompetence of government and banking policies.
The next thing you will hear on the news will be them wondering why it is happening, decrying the riots and coming out with some pathetic reason as to why the ministers who are the cause of them in the first place, should be listened to.
Europe had better watch out, or it won't just be Arab uprisings that will be grabbing the headlines.
There is already RIOT in the spelling of Cypriot, soon it will be on the streets, and rightly so.
As for the dictatorship of Europe, it will eventually crumble just like all the other attempts of country unification.
The USSR and Yugoslavia to name but two.

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EU referendum.

Mobbing the Tories by American Patriots in 1775-76; the Tory is about to be tarred and feathered (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Another idle promise of an in out referendum on the European Union by a government in a desperate attempt to get votes.
Gordon Brown's government promised us a referendum on Europe but it was refused, so why should we believe the Tories?
The very fact that government leaders are using a referendum on Europe as a pawn to gain votes, means that they are sure the general public wants the chance to vote on this important matter, and the very fact that they keep refusing us this vote is proof positive that they know the majority in Britain will vote to leave this shambles that has been stretched too far from the original Common Market without our consent.
These government ministers forget that they are elected and paid by us to look out for our interests, and by refusing us this vote they are not doing the job they are paid for, as it is going against the majorities wishes.
The very pawn the Tories are using might be their downfall, as it has echos of a past fallen government.
The Tories also seemed to have forgotten that the disabled people they are endlessly harassing, and the other middle classes, using needed welfare are voters too, and when it comes to the next election they will need more than the promise of a referendum to see them into another term.
With their genocidal acts towards the genuine disabled they should be hanging their heads in shame, but scroungers like them who take our money in wages and expenses with little in return have no shame when they try to make out that it is the public who are to blame for the world financial crisis.
Bring on the election NOW before this rich bunch of toffs do any more damage to the country.

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Government scams.

English: George Osborne MP, pictured speaking on the launch of the Conservative Party manifesto for the 2009 European Parliament elections, at Keele University. (805x1207 px, 283,711 bytes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 Ian Duncan Smith, David Cameron and George Osborne, are the ring leaders in trying to smear the recipients of welfare payments by distorting the true figures of how much the individual gets, and of how many are not genuine.

George Osborne recently sold his house, paid for by the tax payers and made a profit of around £5000,000.

Should this profit not be returned to the tax payers along with the tax payers money that was originally invested in the house.

Abusing this scheme is worse than the 0.7% of people who are fraudulently abusing the welfare system, as they do not skim £5000,000

a time off the tax payers.
 NOTE  0.7% fraudsters and not the 27% we have been led to believe.

All politicians should be made to pay back all of the money, and profits used to buy houses paid for by the tax payers when they have no more use for them.

They are right enough in this respect when they quote, "we are all in this together."

They too are guilty of ripping off the tax payers at every chance they get, and should hang their heads in shame when they deprive genuine disabled, and needy people of money that they are entitled to.
The people who decry the unfortunates on benefits should be careful not to be taken in by the government smear campaign as they never know when it might be their turn to claim welfare should they find themselves out of work through no fault of their own.

The only thing that these rich posh boys are in together is feathering their own nests at our expense.

It is high time that their perks were ended which would add millions to the coffers.

Then they would be entitled to claim that we are all in this together.

Read the articles below to help understand where I am coming from.

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Party conference topics.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 17: Demonstrators hold signs as British Prime Minister David Cameron makes a speech on welfare at on February 17, 2011 at Toynbee Hall in London. The Welfare Reform Bill is set to replace the current benefits system with a single Universal Credit,and to help people in long-term unemployment into jobs. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Anytime welfare cuts are being discussed recently, it always seems to be the pensioners and the disabled who are the main targets.

Bus pass withdrawals, heating allowance reduced or banished are just two of the cuts being directed at these people, most of whom have contributed during their working lives to a welfare state that promised to look after them in their old age or should they become unable to work through ill health.

Nothing is ever mentioned of the drug addicts, who also are issued with bus passes AND ARE PAID EXTRA MONEY to keep dogs, most of which are of the dangerous breed.

Millions of pounds are sent to foreign aid to help the needy in other countries, but the government seems intent on punishing the genuine needy in our own country.

Why should the people who have worked hard, paid taxes and insurance, be the main targets when drug addicts who contribute nothing to society are given handouts left right and centre with no questions asked, or ever any threat put on THEIR welfare benefits?

Should the Government not be targeting the people whose predicaments are self inflicted instead of making our poor pensioners and infirm even poorer?

Most of our pensioners paid dear during the recession of the seventies so why should they suffer now?

If the government wants to put their house in order, use a bit of common sense and leave our pensioners and disabled alone.

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Power companies usual Autumn price hikes.

Transmission lines in Romania Of which the nearest is a Phase Transposition Tower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Autumn is not yet on us and already we have a power company informing us of well above inflation price rises, coming once again in time for the high winter usage when they make their annual killing.

Killing being the obvious choice of word because not only do they make a killing with their profits but they also are responsible for the deaths of many a poor pensioner who just cannot afford their unnecessary extortionate rip-off prices that are as predictable as leaves falling from the trees at this time of year.

It is high time this extortion was put at an end, and one way to do it these days is for PEOPLE POWER to get together, start a facebook page and boycott the first company to introduce this years hike of 9%.

If everyone left that company and spread their business between the other companies perhaps they would think twice before following suit.
If they all announced it together, then we could vote online, the company to target first.
Any company who thought they were going to lose all their customers, therefore putting them out of business would soon realise that PEOPLE POWER has far more strength than the power they are selling.

Year after year they always come up with some feeble excuse to introduce these rises, even when they have announced huge profits for the year.

Its time for the PEOPLE to make a stand against them, as ofgem who are supposed to do it on our behalf, are as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

Let us start this year and show them what power really is.

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