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Old 02-01-2017, 17:32
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The only reason May hasn't already done it is because she wants to be sure that it will be reciprocal across the rest of the EU. That is all. And I think that's a wise thing for her to do. Yet Sturgeon is huffing and puffing over it as if she can't see that, and if she really can't, then she's not fit to be a FM.
I know she wants reciprocal agreements and I understand that, but I just think with the way the EU are behaving we could show ourselves to be better people and say look stuff you and what you will and wont talk about we will guarantee those here their rights , it might embarrass the EU powers that be to do the same, it might not but we come out of it looking far better than they do and it would ease a lot of peoples worries immediately.

As I say it is a rare occasion for me to agree with Nicola Sturgeon .
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Old 02-01-2017, 18:48
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Sturgeon is asking as there are a number of EU nationals living in Scotland who also want this question answered.

I see the Herald is reporting a poll that claims that a majority of Scots don't want another referendum in 2017. Which is just as well, as there is hee haw chance of a referendum in 2017.
I know she wants reciprocal agreements and I understand that, but I just think with the way the EU are behaving we could show ourselves to be better people and say look stuff you and what you will and wont talk about we will guarantee those here their rights , it might embarrass the EU powers that be to do the same, it might not but we come out of it looking far better than they do and it would ease a lot of peoples worries immediately.

As I say it is a rare occasion for me to agree with Nicola Sturgeon .
I hear you both, but, it is actually Brussels that is the sticking point with this with its ruling out any agreement on anything until A50 is pressed.

Perhaps Sturgeon should be lobbying Brussels over the issue instead of huffing and puffing at the UK PM. Mind you, the UK PM direction is more suited to her agenda I suppose.
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Old 02-01-2017, 19:36
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I hear you both, but, it is actually Brussels that is the sticking point with this with its ruling out any agreement on anything until A50 is pressed.

Perhaps Sturgeon should be lobbying Brussels over the issue instead of huffing and puffing at the UK PM. Mind you, the UK PM direction is more suited to her agenda I suppose.
Sturgeon won't utter a word in condemnation of anything to do with the EU as she still apparently believes that they take any notice of her ramblings and second that they are going to offer her a special deal no one else will get.
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Old 02-01-2017, 19:47
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Sturgeon won't utter a word in condemnation of anything to do with the EU as she still apparently believes that they take any notice of her ramblings and second that they are going to offer her a special deal no one else will get.
Exactly.
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:51
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I hear you both, but, it is actually Brussels that is the sticking point with this with its ruling out any agreement on anything until A50 is pressed.

Perhaps Sturgeon should be lobbying Brussels over the issue instead of huffing and puffing at the UK PM. Mind you, the UK PM direction is more suited to her agenda I suppose.
You know fine well that anytime Sturgeon has went to Brussels she has been slated for involving herself in things that are nothing to do with her!

Brexit, and all that it involves, is a UK issue.
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Old 02-01-2017, 21:00
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You know fine well that anytime Sturgeon has went to Brussels she has been slated for involving herself in things that are nothing to do with her!

Brexit, and all that it involves, is a UK issue.
Scotland, at the moment, is still part of the UK, so Sturgeon is looking after the interests of Scotland, as part of the UK. Seems she's doing her job properly.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:52
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I heard a joke today that Orkeny Isle and Shetland want too now back Scottish independence.So they could have there own independent from Scotland and England, cuase they feel they are more like Norway because of their history being link once to Scandinavia and the way they voted.

Next the Isle of Gernsy will want be independent to join France cuase it is close too France.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:07
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I also heard just a year ago Jersey wanted join France too what a joke
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Old 03-01-2017, 06:47
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Scotland, at the moment, is still part of the UK, so Sturgeon is looking after the interests of Scotland, as part of the UK. Seems she's doing her job properly.
I partly agree but you also have to remember that she is a typical UK politician too and is also trying to look after her Party here, a third of which doesn't even want to be in the EU.

Doing her job properly would be to recognise both a U.K. Wide and Scotland wide referendum result and concentrate on what's best for us bearing both of these in mind rather than use one UK wide result to justify another stab at a failed Scotland wide result.

Folk like me who thinks it's economically bad to leave the EU don't think that leaving the UK will make us all better off, in fact until we see the results of Brexit such a move would in all probability make us much worse off.
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Old Yesterday, 11:40
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Given all i've read (written by you) you'd have Scotland go off a cliff just to remain part of the UK - which is exactly what Brexit is. You also talk glass half empty 'a third of which doesn't even want to be in the EU' - that means two-thirds do, even is polling is to be believed.

Politics aside, economic illiteracy doesn't help either...

I partly agree but you also have to remember that she is a typical UK politician too and is also trying to look after her Party here, a third of which doesn't even want to be in the EU.

Folk like me who thinks it's economically bad to leave the EU don't think that leaving the UK will make us all better off, in fact until we see the results of Brexit such a move would in all probability make us much worse off.
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