tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post4773775577431408156..comments2024-03-29T15:57:51.223+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Your suggestions for poll questions, please...James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45652405944530801172020-06-05T15:56:33.991+01:002020-06-05T15:56:33.991+01:00@grizebard, you hit the nail on the head@grizebard, you hit the nail on the headMike Lothianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237750772765325464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-23285901058423265982020-06-03T10:13:06.883+01:002020-06-03T10:13:06.883+01:00I assume you also look at your birth certificate a...I assume you also look at your birth certificate and even though it has zero mention of British or UK, you still call it a British certificate?<br /><br />I call it my birth cirtificate. Its in a box at home, cant rember the last time I needed to get it out let alone look at it. As i said don't care what is written on my money as long as i can spend it. Its nationalists who loose their shit over that sort of stuff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74424065978066618732020-06-03T09:17:37.898+01:002020-06-03T09:17:37.898+01:00Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, bu...Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but is not part of Great Britain, ergo is not British. <br /><br />From your BBC (which likewise excludes NI as it should be the UKBC).<br /><br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37058920<br /><br /><b>Who, What, Why: Why is it Team GB, not Team UK?</b><br /><br /><i>How come British Olympic athletes compete as "Team GB" when this title excludes Northern Ireland?<br /><br />After all, Great Britain comprises England, Scotland and Wales, whereas the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. That's one of the home nations left out...</i><br /><br />Sterling is the currency of the UK, not (just) Britain / Great Britain. How come us nationalists know all this and so have more respect for the different nations than unionists? Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38866744232181125912020-06-02T22:01:16.017+01:002020-06-02T22:01:16.017+01:00Northern Ireland is British and the various notes ...Northern Ireland is British and the various notes in NI are backed by the BOE. There is another country just south of NI caled ROI and it is backed by the ECB.GWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39306613995668887842020-06-02T21:22:25.915+01:002020-06-02T21:22:25.915+01:00If you think a banknote that says 'England'...If you think a banknote that says 'England' on it is Scottish, then ok. Scottish notes were retained primarily due to the Scottish public wanting to keep distinct Scottish notes. They are part of Scotland's culture and identity, just as the English pound is to English people.<br /><br />I assume you also look at your birth certificate and even though it has zero mention of British or UK, you still call it a British certificate?<br /><br />No, the lack of respect was you saying £'s and sterling were British when neither is. <br /><br />A number of countries use pounds, so pounds are not uniquely British. Likewise, sterling is used by northern Ireland which is not British, ergo sterling is not uniquely British either.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-77287108122616345912020-06-02T20:50:38.850+01:002020-06-02T20:50:38.850+01:00And you know this *Stu* really well do you? Good b...And you know this *Stu* really well do you? Good buddy is he*<br />I ask again who actually knows this guy? and the answer always is "Eh well never actually met him* but, eh, but, well ermAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-69188475402985958672020-06-02T20:06:34.064+01:002020-06-02T20:06:34.064+01:00Well i'm a Scot and a think the sterling is th...Well i'm a Scot and a think the sterling is the currency of my country and don't really care what is written on it as long as I can spend it. <br /><br />As for the ISO name the reason is quite simple and took about 10 seconds to find out:<br /><br />Why is the acronym for the British pound GBP and not UKP<br />It’s because the ISO-3166–1 country code for the UK is ‘GB’, and the currency codes are based on the country codes.<br /><br />But why isn’t the country code ‘UK’?<br /><br />That’s because ISO’s policy was to base codes on the distinctive and unique part of a country’s name, not on decorative phrases like ‘republic’ or ‘democratic’. ‘United’ and ‘Kingdom’ were deemed to be similar to those decorative phrases, with ‘Great Britain’ being the ‘distinctive and unique’ part.<br /><br />So nothing to do with lack of respect, unless you are accusing the International Organization for Standardization of being racist. If you are then you should contact them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-65582015113169242042020-06-02T19:28:04.781+01:002020-06-02T19:28:04.781+01:00Hey Skier did being the poster with the mostest qu...Hey Skier did being the poster with the mostest qualify you as a key worker? <br /><br />GWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87304852505826140652020-06-02T19:25:36.253+01:002020-06-02T19:25:36.253+01:00The first heid bummer of the BOE was a jocko.The first heid bummer of the BOE was a jocko.GWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-80970475718301390512020-06-02T19:20:49.898+01:002020-06-02T19:20:49.898+01:00Exactly. No Scot would look at an English banknote...Exactly. No Scot would look at an English banknote and say 'This is the currency of my country'. It says 'England' on it.<br /><br />You can argue Scots notes are 'one form of Great British' currency', but N. Ireland isn't legally part of Great Britain, ergo Sterling isn't actually the 'British' currency, it's the currency of the <i>United Kingdom (of GB & NI)</i>. The ISO name is a legacy and technically incorrect. It should be UKP, which is actually used sometimes.<br /><br />Overlooking this shows the same lack of respect that 'Team GB' did for the people of northern Ireland. They were right to complain than this excluded them, either through ignorance, racism or spite.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-78024353739085792582020-06-02T19:14:25.579+01:002020-06-02T19:14:25.579+01:00Show me a picture of a pound with the words 'G...Show me a picture of a pound with the words 'Great British' or 'UK' on it then. This what I asked about in my first post.<br /><br />Don't need to the notes have sterling on it. Sterling and Great British Pound is the same thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-73534041650251387752020-06-02T18:05:36.638+01:002020-06-02T18:05:36.638+01:00I think that's why Mike was suggesting it is a...I think that's why Mike was suggesting it is asked. Because it might show that Stu is creating controversy and division where it doesn't naturally exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22137848264194428102020-06-02T17:55:16.048+01:002020-06-02T17:55:16.048+01:00The Bank of England and the Bank of Scotland were ...The Bank of England and the Bank of Scotland were both established before 1707. So it was one bank per country. It is just that the Bank of England gradually evolved into a central bank and then got nationalised in 1947 while the Bank of Scotland did not. You are correct about the bank notes. They are Bank of England promissory notes and there is no such thing as a British bank note. Sterling is the coins (which are British) so if you ask for the £10 note to be redeemed the BoE would give you coins instead. The Scottish coins continued to circulate into the early 19th century so you had Pound Sterling (i.e. British) and Pound Scots (pre 1707 Scottish coins) and these were exchanged at a rate of 10 to 1 I believe, i.e. S£10 = £1.Tim Rideouthttp://www.reservebank.scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-78500943719431353942020-06-02T17:09:41.596+01:002020-06-02T17:09:41.596+01:00Show me a picture of a pound with the words 'G...Show me a picture of a pound with the words 'Great British' or 'UK' on it then. This what I asked about in my first post.<br /><br />And £'s are not sterling. There are pounds which are not sterling. I named Falkland pounds and Egyptian pounds above; these are not sterling, even though the former is a British territory. <br /><br />Seems you don't know a lot about currency. <br /><br />And of course there are Scottish pound notes:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_Scotland<br /><br />There are just no 'British' notes; the notes issued in Scotland and N. Ireland are different to those in England.<br /><br />And we are back to the mythical 'British pound' with 'Bank of Britain' or something on it. Doesn't exist.<br /><br />Why is it called the 'Bank of England' anyway? Racism? Is this just like how England appropriates the name UK?Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-41243193283042340932020-06-02T16:32:35.609+01:002020-06-02T16:32:35.609+01:00Just did a panelbase poll, assuming it was this on...Just did a panelbase poll, assuming it was this one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-44881611326533613662020-06-02T15:09:13.427+01:002020-06-02T15:09:13.427+01:00£'s are sterling, the fact its written on the ...£'s are sterling, the fact its written on the note gives it away. Sterling is Great British pounds - its quiet simple.<br /><br />There is no such thing as Scots pound notes, we have had this conversation before, if it did it would have currency code. I have asked you to provide this to prove your claim there are Scots pounds and you failed to do so. (due to the fact that it does not exist.) <br /><br />The code for Falklands pounds is FKP and Egyptian pound is EGP - completely separate currencies. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-68662223588657216322020-06-02T14:47:34.955+01:002020-06-02T14:47:34.955+01:00I've no idea what you are rabbiting on about. ...I've no idea what you are rabbiting on about. I know what sterling is, I was on about £'s.<br /><br />I was asking for a picture of a 'British' pound note. It seems there is no such thing, just English pound notes, Scots pound notes, Falklands pounds, Egyptian pounds etc.<br /><br />It's like how there is no British language, birth certificates, legal system etc. No British notes either.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39896413814426244622020-06-02T14:46:44.997+01:002020-06-02T14:46:44.997+01:00Currently staying away because of coronavirus shou...Currently staying away because of coronavirus should SNP MPs permanently stay away from Westminster?Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-18938578931691341642020-06-02T14:43:05.642+01:002020-06-02T14:43:05.642+01:00Sorry to (have to) tell you, but the intense zealo...Sorry to (have to) tell you, but the intense zealotfest that is the "twittersphere" isn't real life, where real voters are. And where real hopes for an independent Scotland reside. (At least for those for whom that's the actual goal.)<br />grizebardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2268978437771456622020-06-02T12:58:08.086+01:002020-06-02T12:58:08.086+01:00Nope its pound sterling. Which as i clearly said h...Nope its pound sterling. Which as i clearly said has a ISO (ISO 4217 to be exact) of GBP (Great British pound). If you have an issues with the ISO coding suggest you take it up with them:<br />https://www.iso.org/home.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12543335919102495802020-06-02T12:36:16.326+01:002020-06-02T12:36:16.326+01:00The euro is stronger against the pound atm ..
Bri...The euro is stronger against the pound atm ..<br /><br />British licking currency update 😆<br /><br /> https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-independent-scotland-would-have-to-adopt-euro-after-joining-euMac1314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04064483975661032256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-44400565202605701422020-06-02T11:27:13.412+01:002020-06-02T11:27:13.412+01:00How much debt does the Scottish Government have? I...How much debt does the Scottish Government have? I know it is nil but it would be interesting to know how many have been brainwashed into believing that Scotland has billions of debt. Perhaps a guess on both Westminster and Holyrood deficits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-13513661794389748032020-06-02T11:10:59.122+01:002020-06-02T11:10:59.122+01:00I would like to see how many people think that Eng...I would like to see how many people think that England subsidises Scotland. Done in such a way to highlight how wealthy Scotland actually is by say including wealthy countries that we are on a par with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-41057816461522633482020-06-02T11:07:22.710+01:002020-06-02T11:07:22.710+01:00Most of the people posting on Wings now are Unioni...Most of the people posting on Wings now are Unionists and that includes Campbell himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-50829247895103363872020-06-02T11:01:20.756+01:002020-06-02T11:01:20.756+01:00That's an English pound. I've seen plenty ...That's an English pound. I've seen plenty of them in my time. I meant one of these fabled 'British' pounds. You know, something that says 'Great British Pound' on it. Even 'United Kingdom Pound' would do. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.com