Thursday 30 June 2016

Farage in European Parliament - Don't Mention the War



Yesterday when Alyn Smith one of the ‪#‎SNP MEPs representing ‪#‎Scotlandthe country within the ‪#‎UK that voted 62% to remain within the ‪#‎EU, got a standing ovation he was pre-ceeded by Nigel Farage one of the ‪#‎UKIPMEPs representing an area of ‪#‎England



When watching Mr ‪#‎Farage I was reminded of ‪#‎JohnCleese as ‪#‎BasilFawlty and the ‪#‎FawltyTowers episode 'The Germans'. He was so rude and offensive to our European partners. I thought he was going to say 'Don't mention the war. Oops!'.




How can people across the UK have voted for something which had no plan of action?




 I still find the irresponsibility of the ‪#‎Leave ‪#‎EU campaign breathtaking in its extreme almost a week later.
In Scotland during the ‪#‎indyref one of the constant jibes against‪#‎independence was there were just too many unanswered questions. How then can the Leave campaign not have a plan after it has won the European referendum. How can people across the UK have voted for something which had no plan of action?

I compare it to an incident shortly after I came back to Glasgow. My Mum and I were coming down the steps at Bellgrove rail station to find a lady seated waiting for a train laughing her head off. We got talking as you do in Glasgow asked her why she was having a good giggle. She replied 'I got to the top of the steps just outside the station when a train came in. I therefore rushed down and got on the train so I wouldn't miss it but realised I did not know where it was going. I therefore asked the not unreasonable question "Haw yous, do yous know where this train is going?" I then received the answer which was a resounding "Naw". I then quickly got off.'
The UK is now like the passengers on that train that didn't know where they were going. It is all the worse for ‪#‎Scotland as we don't even want to leave the EU but because of the NO vote to independence in 2014 we are stuck on the same train.

Little Brexita

 I found this online and thought it very apt for now...

Saturday 25 June 2016

A #Brexit is such a misguided move for England. I predict Scotland will now leave the UK and join the EU in its own right.

So, the poorer sections of the community in ‪#‎England‬ have voted ‪#‎Leave‬ in order to kick the UK Government in ‪#‎London‬ and undermine the ‪#‎UK‬ elite. But a ‪#‎Brexit‬ effectively gives that UK Government in #London and the UK elite even more power. Is that not a bit ‪#‎daft‬? ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 It would seem ‪#‎England‬ is motivated by the almost xenophobic campaign of the ‪#‎Brexit‬ ers. ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎ProjectHate‬ ‪#‎trump‬ s ‪#‎ProjectFear‬. ‪#‎Brexit‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ votes ‪#‎RemaIN‬ but will be dragged out of the ‪#‎EU‬ against its will if it stays in the ‪#‎UK‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAScotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The main problem of ‪#‎Farage‬ running on an ‪#‎antiestablishment‬ ticket is he is part of the ‪#‎Establishment‬. He is just ‪#‎pretending‬. So many ‪#‎English‬ voters taken in. ‪#‎sad‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎Euroref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The ‪#‎Leave‬ result in ‪#‎England‬ and the ‪#‎RemaIN‬ result in ‪#‎Scotland‬ shows the 2 countries are going in opposite directions wanting opposing things. However whilst in the ‪#‎UK‬ England always ‪#‎trump‬ s Scoptland. How long will it take for Scotland to realise this? What will it take for ‪#‎Scots‬ to have enough ‪#‎confidence‬ in themselves to upgrade their status in the UK from sub-nation to full nation status just like every other nation in the world? Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 I suddenly feel even more ‪#‎disconnected‬ from ‪#‎England‬ and the ‪#‎UK‬ than I ever have. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 'It was a ‪#‎referendum‬ on ‪#‎immigration‬' so said an ‪#‎English‬ political commentator on ‪#‎SkyNews‬. ‪#‎Chilling‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 It seems the ‪#‎UKnats‬ have voted strongly for ‪#‎Leave‬ as they still have that British Empire mentality and still believe in Fortress Britain. Meanwhile the ‪#‎ScotNats‬ and ‪#‎NInats‬ have voted ‪#‎RemaIN‬ as they believe in cooperating with the world and therefore the future. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'Let the 23rd June go down in our history as our ‪#‎independence‬ day' said ‪#‎Farage‬. Did I miss something? Was the ‪#‎UK‬ not an independent nation beforehand? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Farage‬ claims ‪#‎victory‬. ‪#‎Xenophobia‬ and ‪#‎hate‬ win over ‪#‎friendship‬ and ‪#‎cooperation‬ in ‪#‎England‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKGetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Farage‬ says 'The dawn in breaking over an ‪#‎independent‬ ‪#‎UK‬. Explain to me how exactly is this so called United Kingdom ‪#‎united‬? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'There are too many unanswered questions' was a common jibe to ‪#‎YesScotland‬ during the first ‪#‎Scottish‬ ‪#‎indyref‬ campaign. ‪#‎VoteLeave‬ answered no questions about what the ‪#‎UK‬'s future would be after ‪#‎Brexit‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 The only global figures who wanted ‪#‎Brexit‬ were ‪#‎Putin‬ as it destablises the ‪#‎EU‬ further, ‪#‎Trump‬ a particularly benign reasonable figure (not!!!!), and the global terrorist organisations unfortunately. I am becoming fearful for the future. Let ‪#‎Scotland‬ embrace this and roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ so at least we are not so directly attached to the ‪#‎UK‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 There was a right win ‪#‎coup‬ in the ‪#‎UK‬ last night. ‪#‎Farage‬ ‪#‎BorisJohnson‬ ‪#‎Brexit‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 'A victory for decent people' said ‪#‎Farage‬. If he's decent then we are ‪#‎doomed‬ if we stay in the ‪#‎UK‬. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 We're having ‪#‎Sexit‬ as we're on ‪#‎Brexit‬ s coat-tails. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬ for ‪#‎Scotland‬. Might as well enjoy it. ‪#‎WhosForAbeer‬ ? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 '‪#‎Brexit‬ would be like ‪#‎dynamite‬' German Finance Minister compares Brexit to walking into a room full of dynamite with lots of lit candles. Sounds interesting. Here goes! ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ has a positive view of ‪#‎Europe‬ and the ‪#‎EU‬. How is that the politics of grievance indicated by several English politicians last night? Does ‪#‎Brexit‬ not indicate that ‪#‎England‬ has more a politics of grievance than Scotland? ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎Scotland‬ and ‪#‎NI‬ voted to be outward looking nations wanting to cooperate and be friendly with their neighbours in ‪#‎Europe‬ and the ‪#‎EU‬. ‪#‎England‬ and ‪#‎Wales‬ voted for the opposite. Roll on ‪#‎indyref2‬. ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 #‎NicolaSturgeon‬ 'It is clear the people of ‪#‎Scotland‬ see their future as part of the ‪#‎EU‬'. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 I'm so glad I am ‪#‎Scottish‬ and not ‪#‎English‬ this morning Friday 24th June 2016. Disappointed once again that ‪#‎Scotland‬ voted to continue to run on ‪#‎England‬'s coat tails in 2014. If the country hadn't circumstances would be so much easier for those living in Scotland. ‪#‎DisunitedKingdom‬ ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬

 I am proud to be ‪#‎Scottish‬ today but I am even more embarassed to be ‪#‎British‬ after ‪#‎Brexit‬. ‪#‎EUref‬ ‪#‎EuroRef‬ ‪#‎EuropeRef‬ ‪#‎ImAscotInTheUKgetMeOuttaHere‬