Is He Threatening Us?

I think he was making clear what the position would be. It may sound like a threat, but it may also be a simple fact of truth. Now if it was to be proved to be false, that may be another matter. But then the Westminster Government should know all about threats and intimidation when it comes to referenda!
 

We certainly do Laurie. I will be voting out of the EU in June, and think the President should have said nothing at all , bringing the 'big guns' out like this does our government no favours at all, and it may well backfire on them.
 
Gosh folks, don't take it personally. I should have said "speaking to the public," rather than speaking to officials. I didn't mean to upset anyone. :sorry:
 
NancyNGA said:
Gosh folks, don't take it personally. I should have said "speaking to the public," rather than speaking to officials. I didn't mean to upset anyone. :sorry:
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No one is upset with you, Nancy. We're being bombarded here from both sides of the issue which being in the US you wouldn't be aware of.
 
NancyNGA said:
Gosh folks, don't take it personally. I should have said "speaking to the public," rather than speaking to officials. I didn't mean to upset anyone. :sorry:
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No offence taken Nancy. Like the US, Ameriscot and I have and election coming up (next month) in addition to June's referendum, so a plethora was, in fact, a bit of an inderstatement!
 
Ameriscot said:
If the vote is to leave the EU Scotland will hold another independence referendum.
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Which would almost certainly be out, this time, as most polls suggest a majority of Scots are in favour of the EU.

However it won't happen. The "leave" campaign has totally run out of steam.
 
Up in the wild north we may be, but we still get BBC News. Biggest story today is John Major talking about Notch Korea in the context of leaving the EU.

When the level of debate gets to that level it is over!
 
The polls show remain/leave to be level pegging .I have always thought the majority would vote IN, not wanting to change, but now it appears to be a close call. We shall see.
 
I'll be voting to leave the EU. If the 'Red Queen' (Sturgeon) goes back on her word that the referendum was a 'Once in a generation' event, I will vote for Scotland remaining in the UK. It it votes for independence, I will consider moving back to England.

In the meantime, Obama should live out his remaining time gracefully and not try to tell us how to vote. We have too much interference already from Brussels - that's one reason we should leave the EU.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I'll be voting to leave the EU. If the 'Red Queen' (Sturgeon) goes back on her word that the referendum was a 'Once in a generation' event, I will vote for Scotland remaining in the UK. It it votes for independence, I will consider moving back to England.

In the meantime, Obama should live out his remaining time gracefully and not try to tell us how to vote. We have too much interference already from Brussels - that's one reason we should leave the EU.
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I'm the opposite. I'll vote leave, but when (not if!) Scotland becomes independent I will support joining the EU. We will need protection against our bullying neighbour.

I can envisage no circumstances when I would actually move back down south, unless the Scots actually deport me.
 
Laurie, having lived the greater part of my life in England, I do not have the same view of the English as you would appear to have.
Now, I'll concede that an independent Scotland would need support, so would you prefer to be "bullied" by Brussels or Westminster? For that matter, the EU might not want Scotland. Maybe President Trump would come to the rescue:rolleyes:.

The political landscape in an independent Scotland might be very different to what it is now, so I would wait and see where was the most advantageous place to live - but that's going off at a tangent - Obama doesn't seem to have had much luck at getting things done in his own country, so he should shut up and not meddle in ours.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Laurie, having lived the greater part of my life in England, I do not have the same view of the English as you would appear to have.
Now, I'll concede that an independent Scotland would need support, so would you prefer to be "bullied" by Brussels or Westminster? For that matter, the EU might not want Scotland. Maybe President Trump would come to the rescue:rolleyes:.

The political landscape in an independent Scotland might be very different to what it is now, so I would wait and see where was the most advantageous place to live - but that's going off at a tangent - Obama doesn't seem to have had much luck at getting things done in his own country, so he should shut up and not meddle in ours.
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I too have lived much of my life in England and have no wish to return there. On balance I think I would rather to be controlled from Brussels than London!

To suggest that the EU might not want Scotland is to fly in the face of reason. They have never refused anybody yet, and if Malta, 9 miles by 7 of not very much was made welcome I'm sure Scotland will be.

I certainly hope that the apolitical landscape in an independent Scotland would be different - I couldn't imagine life under an SNP government!
 
Laurie said:
I'm the opposite. I'll vote leave, but when (not if!) Scotland becomes independent I will support joining the EU. We will need protection against our bullying neighbour.

I can envisage no circumstances when I would actually move back down south, unless the Scots actually deport me.
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I am voting for the UK staying in the EU. If the vote is to leave and Scotland has another independence referendum I'll vote the same as last time - independence.

Scotland will be my home until I die.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Annie, you and I seem to have totally opposite views on EU membership and independence - so the will the result be a dead heat :D:D? Will you be voting tomorrow ?
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I always mail in my ballot the day after I get it in the post.
 

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