tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3281470577975471819..comments2024-03-29T03:36:27.656-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: By this time next week.....Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65646850791590255062014-09-17T02:52:38.972-04:002014-09-17T02:52:38.972-04:00Just an update for Stan - it has come to light th...Just an update for Stan - it has come to light that it would be unlawful to remove a UK passport from a UK citizen. Another one of those things that HBTT (hasn't been thought through) so now we might have dual nationality if we want it. And share the currency with the rest of the UK. And that sounds like devolution!Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77631726126468516152014-09-14T16:51:02.253-04:002014-09-14T16:51:02.253-04:00Hi Caro - not that it is as serious of an issue bu...Hi Caro - not that it is as serious of an issue but Iceland almost split in two halves when our parliament took it upon itself to apply for entry into the EU. It was never 50/50 but the chunk that wanted to go in and the chunk that did not constantly went head to head - dividing the country into two opposing sections when we really needed to stick together. There were all sort of doomsday scenarios thrown about by both sides. Then the application sort of fizzled out and everything is back to normal. I hope whichever way the vote goes that the result will be a good thing for Scotland and that the half that does not get their way can rally behind the half that did. However, the way these things tend to work is that there will be repeated voting in the next decades until the binding one comes in. And that would be the yes. Not that it is worth much (actually nothing money wise) but Iceland will continue to love you no matter what the outcome.Yrsa Sigurdardottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889410114439001207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-50980147918046050962014-09-14T14:17:32.011-04:002014-09-14T14:17:32.011-04:00Well it's all getting very nasty. I had a dist...Well it's all getting very nasty. I had a distressing day at work yesterday. Little old ladies in tears at the thought of their pensions being decreased etc etc. The yessers jumping about as happy as Larry ( but with a remarkable shortage of answers). The yessers are dancing in the streets and making a huge noise. English people are feeling nervy when out and about. 750 journalists, 450 foreign film crews have arrived already.<br />As a nation, we are pulling ourselves apart.<br />But on a lighter note, there is a helpline to phone if worried. They are very busy. Mostly taking calls about the BBC and will we still get good stuff on the tele.... and Dr Who is Scottish......so should we not be selling that down south. Turned out that caller thought Dr who was Scottish as opposed to the actor who plays him being Scottish.<br />The bookies are still on the Noes winning but the whole process has caused damage which will take a long time to repair, no matter what way it goes.<br />I am a sad little crime writer.Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35665473514456952792014-09-14T09:59:56.755-04:002014-09-14T09:59:56.755-04:00Stan, Funny enough, I have been wondering the same...Stan, Funny enough, I have been wondering the same thing. And also about the MANY other administrative headaches of separating all the paperwork, the tax accounts, the gov't forms. I have held hands with corporations for both mergers and spin-offs. Many headaches in the corporate world for such transitions. I cannot imagine it with the bureaucracy of a whole country. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33158857971119223872014-09-14T09:59:33.763-04:002014-09-14T09:59:33.763-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-78885330651928179892014-09-14T09:47:31.136-04:002014-09-14T09:47:31.136-04:00I've been wondering whether, if the Yes's ...I've been wondering whether, if the Yes's win, all Scotland born people will lose their UK passports and will have to get work permits to work in the new UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91503778057607931412014-09-13T01:55:10.314-04:002014-09-13T01:55:10.314-04:00If Scotland votes yes it will have the honor of so...If Scotland votes yes it will have the honor of soon becoming Greece's northern sibling sans beaches. And I'm not saying that (just) because of shared sweaty buttocks but financial realities coming home to roost/roast. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-48722120525491054212014-09-12T12:13:07.448-04:002014-09-12T12:13:07.448-04:00Scotland separating will not save you from the med...Scotland separating will not save you from the media onslaught surrounding a new royal baby. We here in the U.S. have been separated for 200-and-some years, and our media STILL goes ape-shit over that stuff. My first words, upon hearing of the new expectation, was, "Oh, no!"Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-27096002436889692562014-09-12T07:16:04.165-04:002014-09-12T07:16:04.165-04:00Caro, during the Historical Novel Society conferen...Caro, during the Historical Novel Society conference, I came in a few minutes late for one of the plenary panels. When I got there, the subject of Scottish separation was the only thing being talked about. (I can;t even remember what aspect of historical novels was meant to be discussed.) If I hadn't had your amusing and insightful blogs to inform me, I would have had no idea what the participants were talking about. At the end of the session, the moderator took a vote. About 250 people from all over the world were in the room. The vote was seven yes, all others no. You will be proud to know that I voted no. BUT I do think all the yes votes were from actual Scots.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.com