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Listed below are comments made by SKaufman between Tuesday, 9th December 2008 and Thursday, 20th August 2009.

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Religious pitch to US audience 8:34pm on 20 Aug 2009 MacAskill spend the majority of his media expedition telling us how the UK Goverment had tied his hands, and that he never agreed with the Prisoner Transfer Agreement. Why?!!!! This wasn't what he released him under; he released him on compassionate grounds, what an absolute joke of a precedent he has set. Now no matter what anyone has done, they will get to live their last 3 months in freedom. MacCaskill has not only made a joke of himself and the Scottish Government, but also of the Scottish Judicial system and our police force.

There was no need for his political grand standing and i have lost all respect for a man who goes from gaff to gaff.
Schools of thought 4:47pm on 19 Mar 2009 #25 Pattymkirkwood

Last time i checked the university in Dumfries wasn't soley Glasgow, and that the campus would have remained even if Glasgow had decided to leave and it would still have been meaningfull. Unless of course you are wishing to put down the other institutions which make up a larger proportion of the campus

I'm unsure of how you think the SNP contributed to the success of the Crichton campus, is this through the cuts to the university budgets they made that have seen scottish universities slipping down the rankings.

If you could explain to me what direct influence the SNP had on this i would be very grateful.
Schools of thought 4:23pm on 19 Mar 2009 #23 gedguy2

It seems it's also expediant to blame foreigners.

It could also be that sometimes our children and teachers aren't as bright as we may wish or believe, with out just blaming foreigners and head teachers. Everyone has a right to the best of education, without looking at class, ethnicity or nationality.

Not all children are the same, but they should all be given a chance to be the best they can be, at what ever stage they take off.

The first bud to flower isn't always the prettiest!
Schools of thought 11:30am on 19 Mar 2009 I live in Dumfries, and the suggestion that the present administration had anything whatsoever to do with the new schools in Cargenbridge, Troqueer and Lincluden is completely laughable!

Those schools, as well as 2 others in the town, and at least half a dozen others in Dumfries and Galloway are progressing well towards completion thanks to money from and the determination of the previous Government.

It is no surprise that the SNP will scramble for anything- moving the goal-posts so much they might as well be on a cricket pitch- to claim they've delivered something because their real record is one of failure and broken promises (don't really need to list them 'cos everyone knows but I will anyway, scrap council tax, dump student debt, police numbers, class sizes of 18).

In Dumfries and Galloway there are more schools that need rebuilding or refurnishment. Guess we'll have to eagerly await delivery of the SNP's Scottish Futures Trust for that to happen- think we'll be waiting a long time...
Bridging the gap 02:47am on 11 Dec 2008 #3 Minuend - Hi, how do you do?

I see you seem to know some details about the SFT. I'm hoping you can answer a few queries for me.

Please take my word I’m not being funny, I have serious queries.

Who is going to invest in the scheme, and what returns should they expect? Can private firms invest? Is the money a Long-term investment which can be redeemed, or is it like an irredeemable bond paying a fixed rate of return?

If we can just start with these I would be grateful for your help.
I put it to you . . . 4:46pm on 10 Dec 2008 Sorry guys, i was meaning to spell check that first!
I put it to you . . . 4:45pm on 10 Dec 2008 #Maxinim - I really do enjoy reading your comments, they actually make me smile and realise that sometimes it may be possible to debate policies.

I do apologise for my spelling i really do, i do not however apologise for the use of the term Separatist. I would like to consider myself a nationalist and a unionist, so the only differentiation between me and some one is pro-seperation is seperation of the United Kingdom. Forgive me because i have never known anything other than the UK as my national identity. So i think i am within my rights to identify them as seperatists, as being the opposite of some one who believes in unification.

I also don't understand independance within the EU, if the main aim is to plot your own future for Scotland how will this be possible. These are serious questions, i'm not trying to be silly.

Having grown up in a mining village/town that has gone through a painfull death i understand the hurt that can be felt by seeing proud neighbourhoods crumble. I take the regeneration of urban areas seriously, how can you build the people up though if all we do is knock them down. I like to think i've come a long way from where i started and i like to think my family are proud of me. It's my objection at be told i'm not going to be able to achieve something because of where i have come from that has got me where i am, and will get me where i want to go! A certain deputy preciding officer got the brunt of my chip, when he said it was people from estates who were the problem when it came to underage drinking!

I'll also make it clear that after some doubts i am also some what of a fan of the EU and look forward to further enlargement.
I put it to you . . . 11:31pm on 09 Dec 2008 I normally just feel like i get brushed over and ignored, it's nice to have some recognition, thanks guys.

#Sneckedagain, if you wish to take issue with my posts line by line, please do. Is it you won't bother because you can't find a constructive arguement.

Stronger together, how not? I won't accept unsubstantiated assertions.

Who exactly are you picking as a comparison? So you are going to argue that Scotland is behind where it was before the the Union? I'm afraid i feel a lot more advanced then that. Steadily weaker, what a nonsense comment!

#Maxanim, lets both be honest. What i write can not be called waxing lyrical, it's a car crash of spelling, grammer and punctuation. I do like a discussion on finance though, so if at anypoint you wish to have a discussion on it and the relative benefits of different models i would be more than happy.

I am male, and i guess you could call me a labour supporter! I also work somewhat in a finance orientated job. Now i have shamefully confessed my sins, we could create a support group! Maybe with help i could get over my flaws.

I would like to sign off for the night though by say, if the Seperatists had there i would feel a lot more lonely in the world of global captilism!
I put it to you . . . 9:42pm on 09 Dec 2008 #Greenockboy - I don't know what to say, i'm not sure if you're saying I am expat, or i sound like expat! I'm afraid I'm a long time reader, occasional contributor. Unlike some i only like to comment on what i know about.

I think you will see that i never accused Salmond of Sleaze, i said it was a line that the media liked to follow!

I also think that to much time is put over to DIY and cooking programmes.

I'm still not sure what your evidence is, not sure about your knowledge of the legal system but hearsay is not permissable!

I also never said the media was right in their coverage, same as all the coverage about David Cameron and his drug taking habbits in is younger years. The media are wild animals, just impossible to control! Don't think it's may place to say they are wrong because the pick one issue over an other. They choose what they think the public want to know about, since they have that job and you don't i would be lead to believe they may know better!

There is and has never been PROOF of any offer apart from the one from Lloyds TSB. FACT FACT FACT

I'm guessing you know very little about economics and finance, just a guess maybe i'm wrong.

BUT, there is still a need for the takecover. The Gearing that HBOS currently has does not and will not attract anyother investment in present global circumstances. HBOS currently is nothing but a brand name. If HBOS went bust how many job losses then, who knows what would happen if Lloyds pull out! I can have a guess, the small confidence currently shown would disapear and the instituitional investors would pull out. Then pop goes the weasel, or in this case HBOS!

The markets are very complicated and are build on confidence, this a fundamental point that you need to understand.

The Gearing is the main point, HBOSs credit rating is shocking. They can not afford to raise finance from anywhere else, it is a case of do or die.

I don't mind being called a Unionist as I'm sure you don't mind being called a Seperatist. I don't see anything wrong with my posistion, the Union works well. Stronger together and all that!
I put it to you . . . 6:32pm on 09 Dec 2008 #32 - Limited knowledge is a dangerous thing!

I'm afraid #30 argument is factually accurate!

Two different runs, both caused by lack of confidence. But both had a different cause and a different outcome, can you not understand that lessons where learned from one and this prevented the same thing happening twice! Paper run and cash run are not the same thing!!!

There are no conspirocies, just good economic and market judgement.

I would take comments more seriously if some people didn't use such words as Liebour, it seems very juvenile!

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