In the event of Scottish independence the Trident subs will not be going anywhere. Any attempt to expel them would cause an enormous crisis in relations between rUK and the newly independent Scotland… (View Post)

Mrs Thatcher was VERY unpopular mid-term. But by the time she got to the 1983 election she had regained the Falklands and the alternative was Michael Foot. By the time she got to the 1987 election th… (View Post)

Part of his appeal, surely, is a sunny, positive disposition which many people instinctively warm to. Also a certain talent for self-deprecation. And, unashamedly, pro-flag. Reagan had a very similar… (View Post)

Try to remember, guys, that there are plenty of people up here who are happy with, and loyal to, the UK. We can live with, indeed delight in, being both British and Scottish. And we don't apprec… (View Post)

It will be interesting to see how the Yes campaign handles this (plus the loss of the transfers via the Barnett Consequentials and the question mark over the currency. Last time oil was going to pay … (View Post)