I think they're trying to up the effect by being as assertive as possible.

Load of crap most of it/them.

Now these (Express) I take much more seriously.

Not so much these though (The Sun)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S85-x6TJVms

Then the band played "Believe it if you like"

Alexander SmithSeptember 17, 2020

LONDON — The British government has for years hoped that President Donald Trump would give them the post-Brexit trade deal they crave.


But Democratic candidate Joe Biden made it clear Wednesday that he will not support any trade deal with London if it endangered peace in Northern Ireland — an issue that has dominated the United Kingdom's messy, protracted departure from the European Union.


"We can't allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a casualty of Brexit," Biden said in a tweet.


https://news.yahoo.com/biden-warns-u...133909721.html

Face-to-face Brexit trade talks will resume in London this weekend, the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said.

In-person negotiations were suspended when Mr Barnier had to self-isolate after a colleague tested positive for Covid last week.

The Frenchman said the "same significant divergences persist" in negotiations.

Boris Johnson insisted the likelihood of a deal depended on the EU.

Speaking on Friday ahead of talks resuming, the prime minister told reporters that "there's a deal there to be done if they want to do it".

But he added "substantial and important differences" remained between the two sides, with just over a month left to finalise an agreement.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55090861

I'd be really interested to know what she will do because the previous referendum in September 2014 was supposed to be a once in a generation event.

The difference today being that recent polls suggest a vote for independence would succeed.

So Nichola, do we keep having referendums until you get the result you want?

I've personally got no problem with Scottish independence but let us agree the terms first, two of which should be the Pound Sterling can't be used because it is underwritten by the Bank of England and you take your fair share of the national debt with you.

Just saying.

I am not against scottish independence either as long as they do not expect European nations to pay their bills.

And I certainly do nto want just anothe rhungry mouth at the eU's table that expected to get fed more than it gives back. EU memberhsio is only imaginbable if Scottland would be a net contrbutor, not a net taker. Well - is it? :03:

Lets face it, that is what it is about. Money. Scottland wouldnt be a gain for the EU, but a burden.

I therefore ask London to refuse any such referendum. Pay your British pounds for Scotland yourself, we prefer to waste our Euros for other things. :haha: And as long as they need others to pay their bills, it wouldn't be true independence anyway.

Tax revenue generated in Scotland amounts to about £66 billion, including North Sea oil revenue, but it benefits from about £81 billion in public spending. That means Scotland benefits from £15 billion more than it puts in. This is possible because the UK pools and shares resources across the entire country.

https://www.deliveringforscotland.go...blic-spending/

Oooops, somebody just got torpedoed, hit, and sunkthere!

Nice rhetorics, but if there is anything that can bring Sotland to vote for independence, it is Mogg :03: