I think the main reason it is needed is so that politically we can have a voice. By that i mean that we could actually elect a party to govern us which WE choose. At the moment we are governed by the Conservatives who have no mandate whatsoever to govern the Scottish people as in reality they are a non-entity in Scottish politics.

For the record i actually DO like Alec Salmond and think he is one of the best orators i have ever seen in my life.

Outside of London and the very wealthy Southwest of England, Scotland is the best performing economic region of the UK. As has been reported recently Scotland alone could be the 6th richest nation in the world mainly because of our oil reserves and gas in the north sea. The fact is that these reserves are in Scottish waters and would rightfully be ours alone. :)

I'm not disillusioned to think that it would be plain sailing ad factors like us not being given a AAA rating by banks initially etc would hurt but in the long term i think we as a people could easily pull through. The biggest stumbling block that i can see is the Euro and currency which we would need because no doubt England would throw their toys out the pram and say we couldn't use it............. but of course, even now, you cant spend a scottish note south of the border and thats when we ARE in the UK lol

I must be at the opposite of you FF because whenever i fill a form in etc i put Scottish as my nationality whenever possible. When someone asks which country i come from i say Scotland, and proudly too. When i think of where i am from and what nationality my friends and family are, i say they are Scottish. Outside of the UK i think if you tell someone you are british they immediately think you are English and vice versa, that irks me :/

I dont see where we could "lose out", but i do think that the NO vote will win the referendum just because people are always afraid of change, especially on such a huge level. Apathy rules in most walks of life.


Lastly, as this is a long post now i'll give you a last reason. Here is a statement from a week or so ago :

Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said there was "much to welcome" in the
Scottish government consultation, but warned: "Any attempt to pass legislation
for either an independence or 'devo-max' referendum would be outside the
existing powers of the Scottish Parliament and liable to legal challenge.


This says it all IMHO. Even if WE THE PEOPLE of Scotland want independance, the English UK government would say its illegal and we cant leave. They would use loopholes and law to keep us as part of a union we don't want to be part of.

Doesn't that just sum things up ? Thats the sort of thinking which makes me want.... OUR FREEEEEEEDOM lol but you know what i mean :p

This is a site that pretty much does what the title says. It makes fundraising easy! I've posted a few links on facebook over recent times and thought I'd add it here also.

If you online shop regularly (and I have done a load in the last 6 months) and you don't have links to airmiles or other bonus purchase sites then I'd recommend you link up to this one.

I've put the charity link I use below but you can get to the site and choose one of your own that's closer to your heart.

Basically, you go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ before internet shopping and then go to the site you wanted to go to (not all are covered) and if you purchase anything, your donation element is recognised and added to a running total on your account. Well worth it, even if it's just pennies, as they all count. Missus downloads stacks of books for Kindle and we make sure we go through the site every time - all the 2p, 5p add up after a while. Some things you can earn big rewards.

Anyway, enough said, check it out and if you're stuck for a charity to choose, then I recommend Boxer Welfare Scotland. Check them out also and see what they do - just as well there are some good people in our world!!

Hey folks hope you all had a great new year and 2012 is epic. ;)

ok Im offering you the opportunity to buy a piece (BAP) of me. Im selling shares for playing a selection of tournaments on pokerstars over 2 days 1 midweek day and the other Sunday (double prize pools guaruntees) Here are the Tournaments......

2pm The Big $5.50 ($15k/$30k gtd)

3.30pm The Big $8.80 (16k/$32 gtd)

5pm The Big $22 (25k/$50k gtd)

6pm $5.50 buy in ($15k gtd)

7pm The Big $11 (50k/$100 gtd)

Total = $52.80 x2 = $105.60


I am selling 80% in the following format....

16 shares @ $5.28 per share
Share value = 5%
backers cut = 65% no make up/SB

If you buy 20% or more i will raise your cut by 5%


Pokerstars username is bigpaul011


Once its all sold i'll let you know what dates i will be playing.

Cheers

Sef


Name.................share........................ Return %
Pokerboss...........20%($21.12)................... ..14% PAID
Chas Kearns........10%($10.56).....................6.5% PAID
Russel McMillan....9.5%($10).....................6.2% PAID
Ross McWilliams...40%($42.24).....................28% RESERVED


Upon acceptance of my proposal, I Paul Sefton agree to play the above tournaments and pay out each share of any winnings within 7 days of tournament finish

please understand and agree that my proposal is an agreement between myself and my staker/stakers and Pokebanter.com will not have any liability for any disputes between the parties involved.




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I don't mind where we play, I think Smart is pretty clear for me to understand lol, though I play at Sky Poker most days as there is such a variety of games and prices.
$20 a bit steep for me to use up in one go for I, being a crap player will only fill the good guys coffers, and $20 would take away the fun part.
If it goes that steep I shall have to pull out, which I would miss cos I am pretty constant even if I'm crap.
The league shud be every week, as before but what I wonder is out of all our members why was it always the same 14 playing. It is the others that should be answering these questions really. WHY JOIN IF YOU DON'T INTEND PLAYING????
Maybe we could play other games beside the League. A $3 Holdem rebuy say on a Monday, then a $2 or $3 Omaha on a Wednesday, with the League $7 on Thursday and a $3 + $1 for a Bounty Hunter at the weekend.
I know that adds up to $17 but at least that way we'll have a bit more poker and hopefully a few more people and there is nothing to stop us having a an incentive that if you play league or one other tourny through that week that you get free entry once a month into a separate $5 straight NL Holdem Game with a prize for the top table, maybe a wooden spoon of a $1 for the Bubble.
Seligor. Happy New Year Everyone. xxx:winner: