The Political Thread

[JOE SOAP]

When there were loads of us, that would have been funny. I'm the only Jock now, so you're all racists.

You can't be racist to a Scotch person.

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

If there were a referendum, would Englanders keep the Scots?

[sheridan]

I just find it really depressing that no-one recognised the quote.   

I recognised it, but didn't have anything to add to the thread - here goes.

Eddie MacPhail.

[JayzusB.Christ]

I just find it really depressing that no-one recognised the quote.   

I recognised it immediately too, in fairness to me.

[Frank]

You can't be racist to a Scotch person.

We prefer the term people of no colour.

[Tjm86]

When there were loads of us, that would have been funny. I'm the only Jock now, so you're all racists.

You can't be racist to a Scotch person.

What if their ginger?

[Hawkmumbler]

No, thats a root vegetable.

[Tjm86]

well, that's a turnip.

[The Legendary Shark]

Aaand we're back to Trump, the ginger turnip.

[TordelBack]

Irish Squaxx: I implore you all, get out there tomorrow and vote 'Yes'. Unless of course you somehow think that the current system does anything but increase misery, in which case please stay at home and continue to enjoy the unnecessary suffering of your sisters - for a short while more at least.

[Hawkmumbler]

Wot the Tordels said, a turning point in your nation is upon you. Do the right thing, vote Yes.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Of course. I have a nasty feeling it's going to go the wrong way, though maybe I'm suffering from Trump / Brexit PTS.

[JayzusB.Christ]

It's looking like another major step out of the Stone Age from Ireland. Normally I'm not big on national pride (which all too often involves not liking foreigners and taking credit for things long-dead people did), but I'm allowing myself some today.

[Professor Bear]

An important referendum on the future of the country and you don't make the stupidest possible choice?  You're doing it wrong.

Also, you are forgetting the lessons of Brexit - which wasn't a legally binding vote, and nor did it have an overwhelming majority: if they want to, the political classes can ignore the result and say it was just an advisory referendum.

[IndigoPrime]

Brexiters are losing their minds today. "So should Ireland have a second vote, then?" Go for it. I imagine if that happened, the yes vote would only grow higher, and it's already likely to be above super-majority territory. Compare that with Brexit, where extremely cautious estimates put the tipping point back to remain as being in January, purely on demographics, let alone polling swings we've seen in Northern Ireland, Cornwall, Wales and Sunderland.