iuventus said:

Don't try to act like you don't still cry every time you hear Orange Appled.

On the bright side, with Scotland's independence, Gregory's Girl could become a call-to-arms for reclaiming a national identity, and Clare Grogan would most certainly become a national heroine.

LOL 

Censorship of your own, honestly held views out of fear in unacceptable. As Edmund Burke once famously said:

The other thing to bear in mind over this is, win or lose on Thursday, the Scottish Nationalists win.  They either get Independence or they get a shed load of other benefits thrust at them to repay their 'loyalty' for not voting to go independent. Now, I'm not sure what other people think, but that sounds like win-win to me if you are Scottish. The average Scottish household already enjoys free optical tests, free university fees, free prescriptions and free care of the elderly over the rest of the UK, or certainly England. If my reading is correct, the hated Westminster Government currently subsidises Scotland to the tune of approx £11 billion pound to pay for these goodies and the average Scotsman receives 20% more in the way of benefits than his English counterpart.  If they vote No, then this disproportion will only increase as a way of buying them off for not going independent.

Cats aren't as easy, or perhaps not taking to the kilt as much as dogs.

Just been listening to Radio 4 (WTF?) and heard a very interesting piece about a party called AFD (alternatives for Deutschland) in Germany. It seems that the concern over all the regular parties drifting towards some kind of centre view with no discernible difference between them ( an amalgam of tossers if you like) is not only a concern for us in the UK, but also across Europe, hence AFD in Germany. They really have ruffled a few feathers in their view that the (lazy and idle - my words) southern countries of the EU ( you know who you are !) have no intention of ever fully contributing to the European Union and budget and are quite content with 50% + unemployment and bank bail outs by the richer nations (that's us kids !) and they feel Germany is being held back by the Euro and want to go back to having a German currency (just like we enlightened Brits have - Scotland too until they vote yes !) and choosing when they help poorer countries, not being bled like teathered sheep. Similar in view to UKIP but they do want to stay in the EU.
So, what we really need is for the current parties to get a real shake up that their time is coming to an end and a new order is inevitable unless they get their heads out of their arses and make this great country a better place for all to live.
That process will get a little push along in a few weeks in, of all places, Clacton on Sea when Douggie Carswell, who has defected to UKIP from the Tories , contests a by election. He is a shoe in for that vote as it can be overturned at next years general election so what have the voters got to lose? The main parties will then shit themselves and we may get some change prior to next years election. And, guess what? The Appy's and the UT's get a vote in that by election. As Blackadder would have said 'Heads on Spikes'!

Kat - you may have a point if we're dividing stuff up like a divorce then Scotland will need to relinquish some of there landscape to the Fens - that would piss off the Sunday tractor tormentors

Speed humps perchance???

Well, tomorrow's the day we have all (yawn), been waiting for. Do we still have a United Kingdom or do we still have a United Kingdom with a little country called Scotland above it?
Today, I listened to AS being interviewed by a Scottish BBC reporter. Now, I very rarely have sympathy for a Journo but this poor bugger could not get a word in edge ways. He tried and tried but Salmond got in full flow and he banged on for about 5 minutes straight. He didn't even pause for breath so he must have been breathing through his arse which makes a change from talking through it.
Anyway, he finally gave away what this is all about. When the reporter did manage to get a word in, he asked about Salmond's view that the Westminster parliament/governor of the Bank of England etc were all still saying that Scotland cannot have use the pound and be linked to a currency that is controlled by another nation and still claim to be a sovereign nation. Also, the Spanish PM (or whatever their leader is - El Supremo?) had said that Scotland would have to apply to become part of the EU, just like any other Independant state seeking entry, and that this could take 5 years and that any new nations MUST accept the Euro as their currency. No exceptions, and Spain is one if the nations that holds a veto on nations joining (also scared shitless by the Catalans).
Salmond's response? "Once we have independence, Scotland, per head of capita, will be the richest nation in the world ( yes, the world). We will hold 20% of Europes fish stocks, 25% of its renewable energy and 60% of its oil. With those under our control, they will not refuse us entry, but welcome us"
Now, I don't know about anyone else but that sounds like blackmail to me. The fish stocks he seems to have forgotten about Iceland and Norway having equal call on those stocks (remember the Cod Wars?) 25% of renewable energy is mainly 25% of the pretty much discredited use of wind farms and 60% of the oil? Like any other asset developed under a joint venture (marriage or business) such assets are divided proportionately under the law under breakup of that relationship. They were developed by the UK in Union and all members would be entitled to a proportionate share on any breakup, just like any other business/partnership/Union. So that's not 60% AS, but a fair proportion of 60%.
So there you have it. It's all about Oil and the wealth and power derived from it, just like every other conflict in recent history. Mr Salmond sees himself as a powerful leader, with a great chest if assets that everyone else will have no choice but to bow down to. His will, his demands. Typical little man complex; just like Hitler, which is why the older the Scottish voter, the more likely they are to vote No, because that's what they see !
What's that I can smell? Oh, coffee!