Will Scotland Leave the UK?
01-02-2012, 13:25
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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No, but England should have more devolution and more public spending! We have deprivation, multi-generational unemployment everywere (except London & the South East) as Scotland
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Except London?
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London experiences some of Britain's worst levels of deprivation, and almost a quarter of children in the capital live in homes where no one works, official figures reveal today.
Families in London – where the birth rate is now far greater than in the rest of the country – are also more likely to be headed by a lone parent,
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There are also areas of extreme deprivation in the south-east despite the veneer of prosperity.
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01-02-2012, 13:36
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Except London?
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There are also areas of extreme deprivation in the south-east despite the veneer of prosperity. |
Which is why we need to increase public soending not cut it, we want to have the benifits Scotland is having!
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01-02-2012, 14:59
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
I think I know what your answer will be (but hope springs eternal in the human breast) - how will this increased public spending be funded?
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02-02-2012, 08:46
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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I think I know what your answer will be (but hope springs eternal in the human breast) - how will this increased public spending be funded?
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The usual answer, but it would only be a few billion
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02-02-2012, 11:20
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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The usual answer, but it would only be a few billion
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I think your answer shows how we got into the mess we are in - only a few billion here, only a few billion there; it soon adds up to serious money..... 
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02-02-2012, 12:12
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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I think your answer shows how we got into the mess we are in - only a few billion here, only a few billion there; it soon adds up to serious money..... |
I will not be borrowing the money!
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03-02-2012, 06:19
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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I will not be borrowing the money!
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Will it come out the magic bag of endless money? 
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03-02-2012, 09:47
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Will it come out the magic bag of endless money? |
No from Tax Cheats!
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03-02-2012, 20:17
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
Ta dah!!!!
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03-02-2012, 21:01
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Ta dah!!!!
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