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azzuri
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 Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:49 am Post subject: Outrage at Question Time comments |
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Watching question time and the question asked was, "Should Londoners pay more if the cost of the Olympics goes over budget?"
Eric Forth, Conservative said that Scotland should pay for it as they rarely pay for anything else. This coming from a Scot!!!! And you should have seen the round of applause he got.
Want to see it for yourself? - Click on this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/default.stm#
and then the link on the top right hand of the page called 'Video Latest Programme'. Scroll the bar along the bottom about 3/4 along to roughly 46 minutes.
This guy is worst kind of Scot - a turncoat pandering to English attitudes to win votes - absolutely disgusts me.
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SLG
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:21 am Post subject: |
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I've just had a look at that. It's an attitude that is prevelant throughout the Tory party in England. Shocking to here a Scot say that, but he is obviously gone native.
I love hearing comments like this and they seem to be getting ore frequent. The way the Tories are going, when they do finally get back into power in Westminster, there is no way the Union will last too long. There is too much antipathy on both sides. |
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saltire1320
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I sent this email to the traitor; but of course, never received a reply:
Dear Mr Forth
On the recent BBC programme "Question Time," you made a statement indicating that Scots should help pay for the London Olympics "... because they rarely pay for anything else!"
I find this statement totally and utterly offensive, and sounds even worse when stated with a Scottish accent. Who exactly are "they" and given that you hail from Glasgow does not that make you one of "them."
There is nothing worse than Scot who not only has lost his identity but obviously cares little for the nation of his birth. Many of us do care however and the statement you made on national television will not be easily forgotten.
As for Scots "rarely" paying for anything, I seem to recall us paying for a folly located near Greenwich during the run up to the millenium celebrations.
I have met and worked with many politicians over the years including Michael Howard and others in your own Party but never have I heard such a treasonous statement.
Better you should stay in England and represent your English constituents because you are not welcome back in Scotland.
Yours
Gary Masson
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azzuri
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nice email gary. 
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SLG
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice email, I doubt whether the guy is worth worrying about at all though. He doesn't live in Scotland any more and I doubt he even considers himself a Scot. If his comments have any impact at all here, it will only be to increase the sense of division between Scotland and England. |
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trueblue
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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i think we should pay our share of the olympics but the rest of his comment was ignorant.
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SLG
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| trueblue wrote: | | i think we should pay our share of the olympics but the rest of his comment was ignorant. |
Yes - pay our share. Nothing. This is an Olympics for London. Did the UK government help when we wanted to host Euro2008? No. What about the Glasgow Commonwealth bid? Have you heard anything from Blair about that? |
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trueblue
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | i think we should pay our share of the olympics but the rest of his comment was ignorant. |
Yes - pay our share. Nothing. This is an Olympics for London. Did the UK government help when we wanted to host Euro2008? No. What about the Glasgow Commonwealth bid? Have you heard anything from Blair about that? |
setting up and building of the scottish parliement anyone?
until scotland is independaent then we pay our taxes toward english projects and vice versa.
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SLG
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| trueblue wrote: | | SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | i think we should pay our share of the olympics but the rest of his comment was ignorant. |
Yes - pay our share. Nothing. This is an Olympics for London. Did the UK government help when we wanted to host Euro2008? No. What about the Glasgow Commonwealth bid? Have you heard anything from Blair about that? |
setting up and building of the scottish parliement anyone?
until scotland is independaent then we pay our taxes toward english projects and vice versa. |
My point was that the funding and political will to attract of global sporting events to the UK is not even-handed. See the above questions I asked re EURO2008 etc. Contrast that with the London Olympics and already, talk about a FIFA World Cup bid by England. |
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trueblue
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IF the euro 2008 bid was put in front of the cabinet he clearly did the right thing by not touching it with a bargepole, it was a f***ing embaressment. i hate to say it but the london bid was professional and thought through. christ we did not even have the required amount of hotel rooms in glasgow. i hope we put it right together the next time.
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SLG
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| trueblue wrote: | | IF the euro 2008 bid was put in front of the cabinet he clearly did the right thing by not touching it with a bargepole, it was a f***ing embaressment. i hate to say it but the london bid was professional and thought through. christ we did not even have the required amount of hotel rooms in glasgow. i hope we put it right together the next time. |
If it was a shambles it was down to the lack of political and financial support . The London Olympic bid got that - and that was why it was professional and ultimately successful. The England World cup bid will be the same. I doubt the Glasgow commonwealth bid will be. |
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trueblue
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| SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | IF the euro 2008 bid was put in front of the cabinet he clearly did the right thing by not touching it with a bargepole, it was a f***ing embaressment. i hate to say it but the london bid was professional and thought through. christ we did not even have the required amount of hotel rooms in glasgow. i hope we put it right together the next time. |
If it was a shambles it was down to the lack of political and financial support . The London Olympic bid got that - and that was why it was professional and ultimately successful. The England World cup bid will be the same. I doubt the Glasgow commonwealth bid will be. |
not having even the reqd. hotel rooms was the fault of politicians. come on.
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SLG
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| trueblue wrote: | | SLG wrote: | | trueblue wrote: | | IF the euro 2008 bid was put in front of the cabinet he clearly did the right thing by not touching it with a bargepole, it was a f***ing embaressment. i hate to say it but the london bid was professional and thought through. christ we did not even have the required amount of hotel rooms in glasgow. i hope we put it right together the next time. |
If it was a shambles it was down to the lack of political and financial support . The London Olympic bid got that - and that was why it was professional and ultimately successful. The England World cup bid will be the same. I doubt the Glasgow commonwealth bid will be. |
not having even the reqd. hotel rooms was the fault of politicians. come on. |
Yes it was their fault. Do you think there are enough hotel rooms in Stratford? No. They are going to build hotels as part of the regeneration attached to the bid. That all comes from the politcal will. |
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patriot1320
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There are too many traitors to Scotland. Namely labour and conservative politicians and supporters. England live under an illusion that they subsidies us. But we know the truth... We have seen the facts on this very forum. Scotland can pay her way.
Please don’t get me wrong here. I personally don’t have anything against the English. My wish is some English nationalism is injected into England so the union breaks apart... I’ll put it on my XMAS list… |
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