Scotland Doomed

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Scotland Doomed

Postby Gibbous Moon » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:39 pm

Two articles in the Scotsman today (not noticeably owned by the state so probably unbiased enough to wrap your chip supper in) reporting that Scotland’s population grew by the largest amount since the baby boom and that Scots are the third happiest nation in Europe.

The population of Scotland stands at 5.14m, and is expected to rise to 5.37m over the coming decades. The key driver of population is growth is migration from outside the UK.


Scotland ranks behind Switzerland and Denmark, with an average satisfaction of 8.06 out of 10. Analysts cite our community and family focus as reasons to be cheerful.


http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Scotland39s-population-soars.4396306.jp


http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Reasons-to-be-cheerful-Scots.4394117.jp

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Yours cheerfully,

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Postby Gibbous Moon » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:42 pm

Never mind the width feel the quality.

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Postby Cambridge » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:04 am

Bushwalker wrote::D

Oh,and I did also see where the clan also has it's own whiskey line as well..

Now, that's style - a scotch with the family name on it - that alone should be a good reason to visit there, one of these days...

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:lol: F*** visiting there. Get a bottle or two. :lol: My family comes from Mull, and Tobormory is the greatest scotch in the world. It's an Island scotch...and for those in the Know, that's a salt-water scotch.
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Postby Lucylastic » Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:04 am

Bushwalker wrote::lol:

5 million !!!

What happened? They all migrate over here??

That's more than NZ, at any rate - just...

Less than Victoria;

Less than Georgia;

Less than Israel;

Less than New South Wales..

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Less than London.
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Re: Scotland Doomed

Postby true_blue » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:21 pm

Gibbous Moon wrote:The population of Scotland stands at 5.14m, and is expected to rise to 5.37m over the coming decades. The key driver of population is growth is migration from outside the UK.


The key issue is that Scotland was de-populating until the recent EU expansion. As a people, and as a nation we are not viable without immigration/EU migration.

A cynic might take the view that too many people are voting with their feet.

not that i'm cynical or anything...
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Postby Gibbous Moon » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:26 am

Cambridge wrote:
Bushwalker wrote::D

Oh,and I did also see where the clan also has it's own whiskey line as well..

Now, that's style - a scotch with the family name on it - that alone should be a good reason to visit there, one of these days...

:P


:lol: F*** visiting there. Get a bottle or two. :lol: My family comes from Mull, and Tobormory is the greatest scotch in the world. It's an Island scotch...and for those in the Know, that's a salt-water scotch.


It's a favourite of mine. A nice drop.

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Postby billy69 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:38 am

please , please take Gordon Broon back & never let him out again
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