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Good morning. Out of the blue (well, grey-ish) we've got absolutely torrential rain\hail. It's making a terrific roaring noise as it comes down with some occasional thunder thrown in to add to the drama. I hope all dog and puppy walkers are in the clear, weather-wise, or are at least safely gathere...

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Good morning. Out of the blue (well, grey-ish) we've got absolutely torrential rain\hail. It's making a terrific roaring noise as it comes down with some occasional thunder thrown in to add to the drama. I hope all dog and puppy walkers are in the clear, weather-wise, or are at least safely gathered...

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Goodnight, everyone.

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Iain Smith speaking up for the "No" vote. That's torn it . . . And, like ErnstRemarx , I wish the Scots all the best of luck, whatever the result. Can I NOT wish my ex mother-in-law well?Or those guys who called Ed M a serial murderer?Holding a grudge here. Ha! And you hide it so well.

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Iain Smith speaking up for the "No" vote. That's torn it . . .

And, like ErnstRemarx, I wish the Scots all the best of luck, whatever the result.

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Good afternoon. A thought has just occurred to me - If the "No" vote wins, will David Cameron be able, in the future, to stop himself from making snide, school-boy comments about the Scots not having had the "bottle" to go it alone and that they should stop "complaining"...

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Goodnight, everyone.

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Oh, dear. I've just replied to the wrong person over at the Andrew Sparrow site (re the library books thing). The site leaps about so . . . .

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I'm furious about Ed being treated like that.Where were the police might I ask? In a meeting? Scottish police are preparing for the possibility of significant protests in the wake of this week’s independence referendum result, as tensions continue to run high on both sides of the debate over the co...

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There is no bigger beast in British politics, know I am biased but he's ripping the SNP to bits here, exposing their lies and twisting of the truth. Then it's a shame that he is only speaking to campaigners and not voters. How is he expecting to change "yes" voters minds? Maybe changing t...

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Nicola Sturgeon is arguing that English, N Irish, and Welsh (in purely alphabetical order!) businesses would incur vast costs relating to currency changes when trading with Scotland in the (likely) event of there being no currency union agreement. Does anyone know the ins and outs of such a claim, p...

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Good morning,

I was overtaken by events yesterday, and didn't say goodnight.

@refitman

Happy birthday for yesterday! Sorry I missed it.

@ohsocynical

I hope you're ok. (I've just read of your news regarding Spike.)

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. . . . why would Scotland want to do that? Why? That can't go down well, surely. Blimey. I must have dozed off for that bit. Sounds like a bit of dialogue from one of those spoof dramas which used to be part of "Round the Horne". Did he keep saying, in throbbing, Betty Marsden-style, &qu...

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Apparently Cameron gave a decent speech in Aberdeen, writing this goes down like a cup of sick, but credit where it's due.. Right, got that out of my system. I heard the speech. He delivered it in a rather peculiar, strangled (emoting?) voice interspersed with passages delivered in his "strong...

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Downing Street have said that David Cameron will spend the day of the referendum working in Number 10. (Andrew Sparrow, Guardian)

Certainly, then, the 18th September 2014 will be a day to remember. He'll need another pointing holiday to recover from the strain of it all.

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I note that Vivienne Westwood (London resident, born in Derbyshire) has urged Scots to vote YES on Thursday because she says Speaking during her Red label 2015 show at London Fashion Week, she said she was ''very unpatriotic about England because it is being completely ruined''. http://www.bbc.co.u...

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Goodnight, everyone.

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SackNickBanner.jpg Tom Gordon ‏@ScottishPol 27m On the last weekend before the #indyref why bother canvassing when you could misdirect your energy like this? pic.twitter.com/XpuLH8edFC He might need security on future visits to Scotland ... I can't really say too much after all the whinging I have ...

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Should rUK consumers decide to source their products from non-Scottish areas, that would make a considerable dent in the Scottish economy, as 70% of Scottish exports/business is sent or performed south of the border. It is a sign of the bitterness stirred up by the campaign that people should be co...

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Salmond talks about 'export rich Scotland'. Maybe someone with more of a brain than mine could check this out. According to the Scottish Government's own information: ''International Exports: The total value of international exports from Scotland in 2012 (excluding oil and gas) is estimated at £26....

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I don't think I'd be doing any boycotting, by the way.

Edited to add -

There wouldn't be much left, after all, if you take Cadbury, Nestle, Israel etc etc into account!

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Pretty piss poor from both sides there. Mind you, Marr isn't the sort of interviewer you'd select if you wanted any answers. Nice to see Salmond being as evasive as ever... Salmond talks about 'export rich Scotland'. Maybe someone with more of a brain than mine could check this out. According to th...

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Re: Private Messages. You have to enable receipt by going to User File and looking under Board Preferences. There's a place to click to enable them to be received and that then is a default. Have you done that PF ? Well, I don't know exactly what I did - but I got to it after you said that it had d...

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Good morning.

@PaulfromYorkshire

Bit nippier here tomorrow than it has been of late.

@yahyah

There's no sign of your message, I'm afraid. I've just checked the in-box which says I have "1 message" (which may be from you) but I can't seem to access it. Do you have my e-mail address?

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Goodnight, everyone.

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Whoops - I've quoted myself, rather than editing myself.

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PorFavor wrote:@ohsocynical (and others)

I do appreciate the night nights, by the way. I always catch up on the morning of the night before.

Edited to add

Er - the morning after the night before, I mean. I'm not yet a Time Lord.

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@ohsocynical (and others)

I do appreciate the night nights, by the way. I always catch up on the morning of the night before.

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Have noticed that you can see who has thanked you and in which post,have decided that if I don't otherwise acknowledge a post/poster(I always read but don't always know what to say and as I dip in and out ,sometimes at ridiculous o'clock I presume they are no longer about)I will thank them in lieu ...

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yahyah wrote:@PorFavor

Are you willing to put some % figures on that for Yes & No, and a prediction of the turn out number % ?

Well, just sticking a finger up in the air here - I reckon: "Yes" 44%; "No" 56%; turnout @ 80%.

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I acknowledge you PK & PF :hug: Anyone else care to predict next week's outcome ? No prize for the nearest prediction other than a feeling of satisfaction. If I remember I'll paste them all in one post next Friday as some people have already posted their predictions in the Pub thread. Will be g...

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I rest my case . . .

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We have a new spammer on the site :( http://flythenest.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=2403#p2403" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have reported it to the mods but is this the price we have to pay for being ad-free ? We occasionally got them in the last place. Banned and delet...

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Goodnight, everyone.

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Prison suicides rise by 64% in a year Call for overhaul of prevention procedures in English and Welsh jails after 'troubling' surge in self-inflicted deaths (Guardian) http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/11/prisons-suicides-inmates-ombudsman The article is quite a shocker, really. It covers...

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Two polls coming up this evening, apparently, a Guardian one, 1000 people sampled and one from the Border region, YouGov tomorrow, if I am not mistaken, mischievous comment reckon if it's favourable to ''Aye'' Murdoch will leak it early, Shirley not?! Here's a very scientific poll for you - I just ...

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I'm not following things that closely, but should the Scottish Secretary be a bit more visible? If the minister is irrelevant during a referendum on independence, the job needs retiring. Wales and Northern Ireland can go with it. Blimey - good point. I'd forgotten we even had one, let alone know wh...

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Rebeccas's mentioning the size of the Scottish population has reminded me of Alex Salmond's comments re trading. Unless I misheard, he claimed that Scotland could be next (ranking-wise) after the USA in terms of trade with the UK. I did think at the time that that sounded a tad over-ambitious, give...

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Alex Salmond continuing, point blank, to refuse to answer the currency question. Apparently, he will answer questions "in his own way". Very much akin to "the David Cameron way", it would appear.

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Good morning. Do BBC reporters and presenters have the word(?) "er" written into their scripts? It's driving me nuts. As is the over the top coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial. It's not as if it's even a quiet news week for UK issues. Oh - and the Nick Robinson stuff by Tubby Isaacs is ...

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Goodnight, everyone.

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Media reporting that Lord Hill has been given a significant role in the EU Commission. Is this true? I've never heard of the commissioner for 'financial stability, financial services and capital markets union' before. In fact I can't find that role on the Wikipedia page for EU commission posts - is...

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danesclose wrote:Evening all. If anyone is interested about what happened at PMQs today the transcript is available at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publi ... nknown/93/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank you.

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Ed Miliband got in a couple of well-placed digs about the SNP's no-show on the "bedroom tax" vote and corporation tax reductions.

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Ed Miliband's speech in Scotland is apparently being broadcast on BBC News24 at 2pm today. Whether it will be covered in full, though, I know not. They'll probably cut away and put on a week old edition of ''Click'' or something, Brown's speech Monday night wasn't covered in full, pathetic. Cant fi...

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@yahyah

Hello.

I'm also someone who missed news of your cat. When you referred to her earlier, I was a bit perplexed.

Anyway, I'm sorry to hear the news although it wasn't entirely unexpected. Hope you're ok.

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Although not by Panelbase. Would it be fair to say that Scottish independence is viewed rather negatively amongst the FTN denizens? Rebecca, as the token Scot in my office I tend to be the focal point for discussion on this matter. It's viewed rather distantly in London, although the recent poll ha...

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Ed Miliband's speech in Scotland is apparently being broadcast on BBC News24 at 2pm today. Whether it will be covered in full, though, I know not.

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although there are those who say the damage was already done Although not by Panelbase. Would it be fair to say that Scottish independence is viewed rather negatively amongst the FTN denizens? Rebecca, as the token Scot in my office I tend to be the focal point for discussion on this matter. It's v...

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Good morning.

I've been reading Andrew Sparrow's blog on the Scottish Independence question. I can't see (thus far) why he had to go all the way to Scotland in order to report what he has been reporting on. It could just as easily have been done from anywhere. Still, it's early yet.

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