Considering the North sea oil / gas is actually British owned, not Scottish owned, if Scotland left the UK, the oil / gas would still be owned by the UK not Scotland surely?
They may make a few quid on transportation fees or taxes for passing through their country, but that’d be it.
Personally, I don’t see what the fuss is about, and I think all these countries going their own way or being returned after all those years of wars and all that bloodshed is disgusting and we should’ve faught to keep them, including Hong Kong, Aus etc etc etc…
Who thinks The Falklands will be going to the Argies?
Winseer:
If we’re to have a free market society, then part of that is to tell crap pay and/or conditions for what it is.
If there are say, 10 employers of which 9 pay the going rate, and the 10th pays a lot less, then only publicly available information makes the difference between a prospective employee making a mistake out of ignorance - which of course is what working for number 10 would end up being.
Employers wish to know everything about those that intend to drive their vehicles, so it’s only fair that prospective employees should be able to save fuel, time, effort, and money by not chasing after jobs that if you knew the T&Cs in advance they wouldn’t look twice at.
Because some firms pay a salary, and some pay by the hour, you can roughly use a common denominator to make all jobs comparable with each other - by converting all jobs into a “net hourly rate”.
Your time spent “working” starts when you walk out of your front door, and ends when you walk back in it again.
Thus, if you work a 12 hour shift, and commute 30 minutes each way to work, then a payment per shift of £130 equals a net hourly rate of £10 per hour.
A monday to thursday weekly pay of £520 also equals £10 per hour. (same shift pattern)
An annual salary of £27,040 with no need to ever work friday-sunday would also work out at £10 per hour.
If, on the other hand one boasts of a £520 per week pay packet that involves that same 30 minute commute, 4 x 12 hours paid, and 4 x 3 hours unpaid POA - let alone 9-13 hours per day unpaid as a tramper on daily rest - then you’ve really got to ask yourself the question of “Do I like being at work more than I like being at home with my family”?
Walking out of one’s residence at the start of day 1, and returning at the end of day 4 involves an hourly rate of around £5.41 which is considered “crap” south of Watford Gap it has to be said. 5 & 6 day weeks can make matters worse, especially if you have a long commute to get to work.
Well said. Perfectly sensible, and true. I tip my cap to you.
waynedl:
Who thinks The Falklands will be going to the Argies?
Very unlikly as there is speculation that there is large reserves of energy in the area, why else do you think the Argies would want a cold desolute island with a climate similar to Scotland
If a north sea oil rig is more than 3 miles offshore (which they are right?) then they are considered to be in international waters, which means any taxes to be paid depend on where you bring the stuff ashore.
Whilst it’s possible that a devolved Scotland might choose to undercut English tax rates to try and get their cut of that revenue, they might well not be able to afford to do this. Look at Ireland, with it’s “cut price corporation tax policy” and how the country is totally in the crapper financially, albeit for a variety of different reasons beyond low taxes.
BP, even as a mere business decision will go where the taxes are most favourable for it. For all we know, that could mean putting all the gunk ashore in NORWAY so let’s not make any assumptions here eh?
Winseer:
It might not even remain BP, bearing in mind how little of it’s revenue actually comes from the UK in the first place!
How come? 39% is owned by Americans (and a lot of private investors at that). The rest is British.
Winseer:
If a north sea oil rig is more than 3 miles offshore (which they are right?) then they are considered to be in international waters, which means any taxes to be paid depend on where you bring the stuff ashore.
Which for the majority of product, would be Aberdeen
