Sorry to hear all that Jim – I hope things get sorted out to your satisfaction soon.

But Welsh is their language, and probably the closest remnant to ancient Celtic in Europe – well worth preserving.
The trouble with Scottish Gaelic is that it’s a relatively recent import from Ireland – and about as relevant to modern Scotland as Braemar Castle, which, incidentally, will make an excellent hotel and golf course once the current deadbeat occupants are kicked out…

Here’s something quite relevant for Al and others possessed of the cult of Salmondmania:

Three planks of independent sovereignty could well be a national justice system, a national currency and a national language. They are more than the sum of their parts when evaluating national independence.
Well, we’ve had our own justice system for some time, and I’m sure Scottish currency will be sorted out in time.

Two out of three maybe not much of a problem but, what about language? The majority who voted No won’t want to continue with the hated lingo of the loathed Sassenachs, that’ll be clinching evidence of their continuing serfdom. So what’s the alternative?

The dying Gaelic of the Highland dwellers or, the English of the Scottish metropolitan elite and the Borders folk? Hmm! That could be a bit of a problem. I can’t see the Nats coninuing, without question, to meekly submit to the status quo.
The original language of Scotland was Pictish, and nobody knows what it sounded like, or how it was written, as there are very few records. Scottish Gaelic is just a basterdised version of Irish Gaelic, which spread over into the south west and the Highlands around 1000 years ago.
Even if Scottish Gaelic had become the norm, it was outlawed after our defeat at Culloden Moor, so are we supposed to make a language up?

Alternatives ? Norwegian? Got a certain monarchial familiarity. I think that logically it will have to be the lingua franca of that most unlikeliest of allies – the French. Merde alors ! Zut alors! Cheese eating and haggis scoffing, it has a certain poetic image. One thing is for sure, it would certainly help the credibility of their EU application.

I don’t follow your ‘quite relevant’ shining logic and obvious wit – so why did the Americans, the non-French Canadians and Australians keep their language English?

May I rephrase that, Al? “Some of us…perhaps a bit more than half, maybe less than half….”

By ‘we’, I was referring to the Nationalists. Don’t forget that the Scottish people overwhelmingly voted in the SNP, knowing full well their independence agenda.

Nor should you be, which is why I am a wholehearted supporter of the ‘Yes’ campaign. I’d hate to live in a country where elected MPs from another country voted on decisions in my country that didn’t affect them in the slightest.
Moggy

I’m warming to you Moggie – I had no idea just how altruistic and empathetic you really are…

No, he’s being sincere – I presume he refers to Scottish seat MPs voting on English matters in Westminster, which would end on independence…

Tory MP Tim Yeo – “This is far too important an issue to allow the Scottish tail to wag the British dog.”
That’s the sort of talk we can’t hear enough of!

Fast approaching 60, and a little overweight, I think mine might be Norma Snockers!
Hey Stuart – you must remember that old Elgin worthy Geordie Desperate, and Rosie Bottom?

My first thought was “Why would she want to introduce another child into the world who may be genetically predisposed to cancer?”
Unless of course having his heir would give her financial advantages…