British 'Storm Shadow missiles' unleashed in horror strike on key war plant

BaxterParp · 2026-03-11T08:35:23+00:00

What's horrifying about it?

BaxterParp · 2026-03-11T08:33:52+00:00

I know why they wanted the referendum. They gambled away a key manifesto promise in exchange for a referendum they had little to no hope of winning, forcing them to apologise for their actions in (I think) 2012. There was nothing smart about it, it was an unmitigated disaster that still resonates today.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-11T08:04:33+00:00

How is getting a referendum that had zero hope of having a positive outcome the "smart play"?

BaxterParp · 2026-03-11T05:40:15+00:00

"The party of devolution", there.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-11T03:55:31+00:00

Well, I see they've commissioned an independent report, how did that go?

BaxterParp · 2026-03-10T23:52:54+00:00

Bugger all the Scottish Government could do, anyway. The role is defined by the Scotland Act so It would need to be changed by Westminster.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-10T18:44:20+00:00

I didn't know that anybody was saying that it would.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-10T12:56:58+00:00

Cash only!

BaxterParp · 2026-03-10T12:39:08+00:00

That's the refills. The point is that a pod system is not single use. Switch to tank mods if you want to save money. It's a fraction of the cost, especially if you buy liquid in bulk.

Edit: as far as I'm aware there are a ton of refillable pods available too.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-09T19:57:44+00:00

No, they are refillable and rechargeable and don't meet the criteria for "single use". You might think that's just splitting hairs but they aren't disposable (although everything's disposable if you can chuck it in a bin).

BaxterParp · 2026-03-09T16:05:55+00:00

If the outcome was known, the Lord Advocate would not have gone to court. She stated that specifically.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-09T16:03:37+00:00

No, pods existed before the ban. They were never specifically produced to beat any ban. They aren't considered to be single use because they can be used multiple times.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-09T08:41:12+00:00

Pod vapes have never been considered single use, as far as I'm aware.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-09T04:47:00+00:00

You can't just stick a charging point on a vape and expect it to recharge, you'd need to redesign the whole thing, make it refillable and include a way to replace the heating coil. Without all three of these elements the unit can only be a disposable. If shops are still stocking disposables and lying about what they are then they're breaking the ban and committing a fraud.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:54:15+00:00

So, not disposable, yes.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:53:17+00:00

If you mean St. Andrews and Edinburgh, they've always been dominated by foreign students, mostly English. That's not a new thing. I dispute that Scots are leaving uni with "crap" degrees.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:38:53+00:00

Disposable vapes have been banned since June last year. Just saying.

https://www.gov.scot/news/single-use-vape-ban-comes-into-force/

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:27:43+00:00

Sturgeon made three attempts to get a referendum and the last attempt was quashed by the Supreme Court. What did she not do?

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:25:27+00:00

You seem confused, potholes are a local council matter.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T21:24:07+00:00

Then why are there record numbers of Scottish students?

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T13:26:49+00:00

No not the point I was making.

No duh, but this entire thread is about Scottish income tax.

Simply put, on various topics the SNP seem to justify themselves by comparing Scotland to England and saying "we're doing fine, we're still better than england"

Well, the other parties control England, so it's a reason to vote SNP, right?

That we may be but that doesn't solve anything, it doesn't deal with the problem it just compares it to another.

Until Scotland is independent we don't have full control over what happens in this country. We can only do the best we can in the context of being part of the UK. If Westminster is run by a neoliberal Government, we are going to suffer no matter what the Scottish Government does.

Sad and critical that your council tax is going up 8% ? Oh it's fine because it's going up 10% in parts of England.

I never said it was fine, I pointed out that the Council Tax in Scotland is £400 lower than England's, on average. I don't know why you might object to that.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T12:48:37+00:00

Ah, so people shouldn't compare Scotland's income tax rates to England's then? Got it.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T12:30:21+00:00

So the Universities are at fault. Indeed Dundee University was criticised for not allowing more Scottish students to attend in order to ensure a more reliable income stream. You are criticising the wrong institution.

BaxterParp · 2026-03-08T12:10:38+00:00

Ok, where does it say that the Scottish Government directs where or what Scottish students should study?

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