tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post9037908869320653335..comments2023-05-01T16:14:04.382+01:00Comments on Scots and Independent: Trumped UpRichard Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00380671811598211337noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-7776828164749937652007-12-19T11:30:00.000+00:002007-12-19T11:30:00.000+00:00Can you imagine if it were a British company telli...<I>Can you imagine if it were a British company telling American senators to do the same?</I><BR/><BR/>If they felt it was remotely justified, then perhaps they should - straight talking is seldom a negative in the states, after all. <BR/><BR/>Being democratically elected gives no monopoly of wisdom, and in my book, respect has to be earned. As far as I'm concerned, that applies every bit as much in politics as it does in business.<BR/><BR/>Let's just say that with his 'triangulations' over claiming to want to see the project progress but doing everything he can to sully the SNP while lacking the evidence or the courage to make any specific allegations, Nicol Stephen is certainly not earning any respect from me right now, let alone the prospect of 'love and romance' :-)Richard Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380671811598211337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-50071024029507577922007-12-18T16:40:00.000+00:002007-12-18T16:40:00.000+00:00Richard, I agree, but I think there's a lot of col...Richard, I agree, but I think there's a lot of collateral damage that's already occurred and more is likely to happen. There's some big deal stuff sil to go down on all of this. Not least 'the Donald' being somewhat threatening in his remarks.<BR/><BR/>as I said on my own blog....<BR/><BR/>A foreign commercial organization telling democratically elected members of parliament of another country to 'cease and desist'. Can you imagine if it were a British company telling American senators to do the same?<BR/><BR/>I know he was telling the Liberals that, but even so!<BR/><BR/>p.s. there's been very little 'love and romance' either...Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-74667997339299913112007-12-17T19:06:00.000+00:002007-12-17T19:06:00.000+00:00'But while there's moonlight and music and love an...'But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance...'<BR/><BR/>You might be right, Richard. Scotland is different to the States. Nonetheless, if people don't like the facilities, don't like the houses and don't like the hotel, then it's his investment which is going to be at risk. That's a pretty strong incentive for him to try and get it right first time.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, to use a horrible chiche, it's his money and he obviously sees an opportunity. Nothing's ever guaranteed, but I really can't see that the proposal would have even got to this stage if he didn't think a market existed for what's being offered.Richard Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380671811598211337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-24697061777104394332007-12-17T16:34:00.000+00:002007-12-17T16:34:00.000+00:00Richard I agree with you on the political sniping....Richard I agree with you on the political sniping. It is pretty daft. However, and isn't there always :)<BR/><BR/>I think problems will arise with the whole suitability of the project. I think it's been thought up with an American mindset and this is Scotland. As the song so succinctly puts it.....there maybe trouble ahead.Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.com