Indebted banks no longer Scotland's problem after independence ?

Here's a sort of good news story about independence dressed up as a bad news scare story by The Scotsman newspaper.

"Scottish independence: RBS and HBOS may leave".

"Royal Bank of Scotland and the Bank of Scotland would find it harder to 
finance their operations, according to Sir John Gieve, undermining Scotland’s position as a global finance centre."

I thought these banks were mostly owned by the taxpayer ? And that 'Bank of Scotland' was bought over by Halifax years ago and then became part of the 'Lloyds Banking Group' when Gordon Brown gave them a copper bottomed guarantee ( and billions in bailout money) allowing them to carry on as normal. Including taking billions in bonuses while still sucking at the taxpayers teat ?

So two alleged bankrupt zombie banks with a bottomless pit of yet unknown debts waiting to be discovered will leave Scotland after independence ? Doesn't sound too bad. A burden that will no longer be our problem hopefully. Although in truth we're in hock for 10% of their debts while not being allowed to keep sterling and tie in with the Bank of England monetary policy. This banking is confusing. It's at the top of the capitalist system until it fails and then it's bailed out. Going against the principles of capitalism.

Heads they win. Tails we lose.

Frankie Boyle talks to Max Keiser about Scottish independence.

Anti Scottish independence scare stories losing their mojo.

The scare stories about the dangers of Scottish independence have reached such a fever pitch that people are automatically switching off and waiting for the weather forecast. This is my scientific conclusion after observing those closest to me as the next Unionist is wheeled on to claim " We're doomed Captain . Doomed I tell you".

"Stand down Corporal Fraser they're not listening to us anymore" advised a scare story spokesperson.

Mikey Moore ( pictured surveying a Scottish oil rig above) says our savings, pensions and investments will be doomed if we vote yes to independence.

Ten out of ten for cheek I suppose.

I don't think there's anything left for them to rip us off with while part of the Union.

Libor ( inter bank lending ) rate.....check. Ripped off. Mortgages more expensive than they should be due to collusion between banks

Endownments......check. Massive misselling fraud.

Savings.....check. 30% drop in net worth as savings de valued as they print money to bailout their pals in the city. The spivs and banksters who crashed the system. Over a trillion pounds in bailouts and no arrests but thousands thrown on the dole.

PPI ( payment protection insurance )...check. Massive misselling and compensation running to millions.

Gold...check. Massive market rigging crashing the price of gold. Not down to Gordon Brown crash yet but going down.

Silver...check. Massive market rigging crashing price.

Food ....check. Buying up food production land with bailout cash and sitting on the land causing food shortages and so higher prices.

Energy..check. Collusion between energy providers and massive handouts in rent to landowners for windmills. Usually some Lord or other such sponger.

Petrol....check. Collusion between oil companies to keep prices high. And so food prices and other goods that require transportation.

Travel...check. The most expensive rail tickets in the world to help fund private companies who run our railways.

International money laundering...check. HSBC fined over a billion pounds in the US for assisting the laundering of Mexican drug money.

Private pensions...check. Once the envy of the world. Stripped bare by Gordon Brown scrapping their tax breaks. £100Bn robbed from them in a decade to fund new Labour's social engineering schemes.

Thinking about it I can't think of a single product that hasn't been used to thrash us to death with corruption and fraud in this 'United Kingdom'. It's quite staggering really.

The City of London. The capital of the world in fraud and corruption.

Beckham quits football.

There were tears of joy tonight as David Beckham finally hung up his boots to spend more time with his family. Beckham spent his last season in France where he was used to help generate income by promoting new sports kit for the fans.

Beckham's retirement will spare the blushes of England managers who had to negotiate carefully around Beckhanism. Afraid to tell him he was past it in case they were struck down by the baying tabloid press for being unpatriotic.

Beckham hung around the 2012 London Olympics like a bad smell. Hoping to get picked for 'Team GB' but being disappointed and forced to smile for the cameras instead while inwardly fuming.

He will now team up with Glasgow Rangers legend Gordon Ramsay to take the restaurant sector by storm.

Have a happy retirement Dave and 'keep believing'.

More Harry Potter than 'Scottish Nationalist fascist scum'.

Another trustee from Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA... pay circa £18k) who was branded a 'Scottish Nationalist fascist scum' by Nigel Farage of UKIP was actually a former Marlwood schoolboy (est 1606) who pitched to be president of the EUSA and is Chief Historian of the bunting society.

Here he pitches to be president...

Mike was lifted by Police Force Scotland for pouring coca cola over Lord Monckton. Allegedly.

Mike tweeted: "Ukip protest today branded as 'anti-English.' As a proud Englishman, arrested today for protesting, I dispute these claims."

The EUSA's president James McCash offered Mr Shaw his support today.

Student demos aint what they used to be !

Harrow educated public schoolboy accused of being "Scottish Nationalist fascist scum"

As predicted the media have had a field day attacking the SNP and the pro independence 'Yes Scotland' campaign after the protests against Nigel Farage's visit to Edinburgh.

This was despite no one from the SNP or 'Yes Scotland' actually being present and the protest being organised by the 'Radical Indpendence' group.

Max Crema ( in photo above on the right) who attended the protest and is a member of Radical Independence is actually a Harrow educated public schoolboy who is now a publicly funded trustee (circa £18K per annum) with EUSA ( Edinburgh University Students Association). He's also a member of the Labour Party. Hardly a 'Scottish Nationalist fascist scum'.

Mr Crema narrowly won a motion of no confidence after tweeting 'fuck old people' and blogging 'Why we spit in your drinks' while under suspension for the 'fuck old people ' remarks.

The vote of no confidence also accused Mr Crema of.....

"Not giving students a proper voice in January when, after a vote, the association adopted the position that ‘there should be no Royal Family’ on behalf of all Edinburgh University students. This followed the adoption of Princess Anne as the chancellor of the university.

Finally, the motion of no confidence in Mr Crema refers to EUSA obtaining a court order to prevent the publication of an article in the university’s newspaper The Student two months ago."

So he hates old people and isn't keen on Royalty and is a member of the Labour party who supports radical independence and he obtains court orders to prevent newspaper articles.

I'm not sure what the term for this type of person is.

Certainly not a 'Scottish Nationalist fascist scum'.

More a very naughty potty mouthed posh boy.

Scottish independence campaign has a bad day at the office.

The pro independence campaign suffered a blip yesterday with protesters screaming 'scum scum scum ' and 'stick the Union Jack up your arse' etc at UKIP leader Nigel Farage in Edinburgh.

Although the pro independence 'Yes Scotland ' campaign has tried to distance itself from the melee in Edinburgh yesterday saying it "had no knowledge or involvement in any of the scenes on the Royal Mile " it will still be tarred with the same brush.

It's almost as if the whole thing was a set up. Every news organisation was on hand to witness the scenes on the Royal Mile and it was timed perfectly for the 6 o'clock news.

The follow up interviews and comments in the media have concentrated on blaming everything on the SNP and the 'nationalist racists who hate the English'.

A few wavering independence supporters may now be persuaded to stick with the 'safety' of the Union.

A job well done by whoever is working things behind the scenes I'd say.