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   From: Féach@d.óir   
      
   Scríobh "Westprog" :   
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   >"True Blue"  wrote in message   
   >news:p-SdncvgiYuHGTHYnZ2dnUVZ8sKlnZ2d@giganews.com...   
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   >> >> Better for Alba to be completely independent within the EU. Citizens of   
   >> >> Eire and Norway have a much higher standard of living than Scots -   
   >> >> despite having oil deposits like Norway and the same innovative people   
   >> >> with a wide diaspora like the Irish they are sucked dry by the English   
   >> >> so that there is much higher unemployment and lower standard of living   
   >> >> than the English.   
   >   
   >> That's right. The negotiations surrounding Scotland's independence should   
   >> bear this in mind. As a means of compensation, I therefore propose that   
   >> Scotland be awarded complete soveriegnty over the old English city of   
   >> Liverpool, including all territory within a 25 mile radius of the centre   
   >of   
   >> this valuable asset.   
   >   
   >I imagine that a lot of TD's look wistfully at the Scottish Parliament,   
   >which can pass whatever measures they like knowing the English will have to   
   >pay for it.   
      
   Cowan is flush with cash, who pays isn't really an issue for TDs.   
      
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