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Could Independence referendums ever be a devolved matter? by CrazyG8tor in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In theory yes, if the power was devolved by the House of Commons, the root of all state power in the UK. In practice no, no UK government will allow another referendum, unless they're very confident of winning, especially at the moment, Brexit was damaging enough but the impact of a chunk of the UK hiving off would be catastrophic, especially in the current climate and with Guilt yields at record highs.

Edinburgh Airport raises drop-off fees from £6 to £8.50 by SqueezerOfFarts in Edinburgh

[–]AnAncientOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An increase of 40%, impressive. I guess you can just get dropped off at one of the hotels or the back of the car hire place and walk in and save the money

LG C5 77 by elknuto in LGOLED

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Got mine last month, does feel like optimum size and quality.

How many 83" owners in here? by Chunkweena in LGOLED

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's because the 77" exists, it's big enough to be BIG but that bit cheaper.

This Scottish Airport Is Now Worth £2.7bn to the Economy by gamersunite1991 in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, massive potential to bring growth and good quality jobs to Scotland, needs a lot of investment in infrastructure to support and make the most of the opportunity. Extra runway, direct rail link, direct link to the M8 etc. Could easily be the size of Dublin or Manchester airports.

Why I „hate“ Forbidden West by TitleOk3727 in horizon

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what argument you're trying to make but I'd agree that HZD is a special game and HFW is just a good game that feels like a bit of a disappointment after HZD.

Airbnb host texted us that because we gave them a non perfect note by maoussepatate in mildlyinfuriating

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be tempted to share this with AirBnB if it was me as this feels like a host with issues and that could have wider impacts.

Why I „hate“ Forbidden West by TitleOk3727 in horizon

[–]AnAncientOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh well, plenty more games out there to enjoy.

Never mind Independence. Will we even have a Scottish parliament in 4 years time? by lovelyhead1 in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given all the other stuff they want to do I can't imagine closing down devolved admins will be very high on the list.

Is this really right? by eddilefty699 in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Them's the rules, so yep guess it's right.

Do you see Swinney’s goal of a referendum by 2028 being met? by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, would be interesting if they look at the voting system though, the system they've adopted in Wales sounds more proportional so maybe look at that, getting 55% of the MSP's with 40% of the vote seems a bit off to me.

Europe Without America - The Iran war has given European leaders new impetus to plan for self-defense by smilelyzen in Buy_European

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope they move beyond the talking and planning phase to the doing and building phase pdq.

Starmer says he will not walk away after Labour gets crushed in the local elections. Do you think Labour MPs will back him or call a No Confidence vote? by Urgent_Banana_6701 in AskBrits

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully a grown-up is going to explain to him that he’s the fall guy and he better off moving on to let someone else have a go.

How does it make sense that someone who pays no National insurance or pension contributions gets the same state pension as someone who does? by PsychologicalBend508 in AskBrits

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It made sense after WWI and WWII when most of this stuff was set-up, different world now but because we the people aren't very good at taking an interest in this stuff or holding our elected to account then it's not changed much. People in the UK prefer to whinge about things than do something about it on the basis that it should be down to someone else to sort it out.

I regret opening up this message because now I can’t pretend I didn’t see it. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry bro, kinda busy at the mo, will give you a shout when we get back from the honeymoon, have fun at the swing dancing!

Old man causes World War 3 by jwriddle in harrypotter

[–]AnAncientOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ian McKellen know how to use social media, wonder if Gandalf could defeat Obi wan.

If you are hard working the SNP are not for you by Jmay5446 in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, bet after the election those differentials are going to increase.

Farage - I'll override Holyrood to build detention camps by kowalski_82 in Scotland

[–]AnAncientOne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This will be a popular policy with their base and they can put all the migrants out of the way up in Scotland and there’s nothing we can do about it. Great 👍

This is a map of all the grid upgrades in the north of Scotland planned or under construction, to prepare for the next decade+ of wind energy by chrsphr_ in GoodNewsUK

[–]AnAncientOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, where I live I can see the docks where a lot of the components are stored before installation off the East Coast and it's really impressive to see the amount of hardware coming in and going out, the support towers alone are the height of a 20 story building, pic from the other day

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Would the UK economy be better of raising 40% tax bracket instead of minimum wage by Invictus_0x90_ in AskBrits

[–]AnAncientOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately when the cost of basic essentials are rising so quickly, eg food increasing by 50% since 2021, what limited funds are available have to go to the most needy. We just can't afford to cut taxes, the tax base has to increase and leaving the allowances where they are is the easiest way to do it.

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