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New Tue 1 Apr 14 00:13 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - zippy
See it here:

www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/01/scotland-driving-on-right-independence-road-scheme














Of course it is April 1st!
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 06:27 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Duncan
Why spoil it?
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 07:13 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Dog
=> Why spoil it?

ditto
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 08:23 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Old Navy
I think there will be some SNP supporters who will think that this is a brilliant idea. I think the official policy is it will only apply to non motorways.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 10:55 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - neiltoo
When I asked a Maltese friend which side of the road they drive in Malta, he said the shady side.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 11:13 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Manatee
My aunt in Jockland just sent me this -

Alex Salmond was visiting a Scottish primary school and the class was in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Salmond if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy'.

So the illustrious SNP leader asked the class for an example of a 'Tragedy'.

A little boy stood up and offered, "If ma best freen, wha’ lives on a ferm, is playin' in the field and a tractor rins ower him and kills him, that wid be a tragedy."
"Incorrect", said Alex, in his best trying-not-to-sound-too- patronising-Scottish-accent, "That would be an accident."

A little girl raised her hand, "If a school bus kerryin' fifty children drove ow’r a cliff, killing a'body inside, that wid be a tragedy"
'I'm afraid not', explained Alex, "that's what we would refer to as a great loss’’.

The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Alex searched the room.
"Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally, at the back of the room, a wee lad raised his hand and, in a quiet voice, said: "If a plane kerryin' you and your deputy ' wiz struck by a 'freendly fire' missile & blawn tae smithereens, that wid be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Alex, "and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Weel", says the lad, "it has tae be a tragedy, because it certainly widnae be a great loss, and it probably widnae be an accident either!"
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 11:41 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Old Navy
A good proportion of the locals have got Wee Eck sussed, lets hope it is a big enough proportion.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 12:22 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Boxsterboy
The Daily Telegraph reports today that the new Scottish Pound will have Alex Salmond's head on the reverse.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 12:36 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Old Navy
That must mean that his other end will be on the front.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 12:40 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Falkirk Bairn
In Eire, about 20 yrs ago, they were moving to driving on the right. It was to be a 2 x stage process - lorries and buses in stage one and car etc 6 months later when the initial problems were fixed!
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 15:38 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Armel Coussine
Rather good, if complicated, April fool/Mr Vuvuzela/Vladimir Putin cartoon in the middle of today's comic. Best thing was the rendering of an unfit but bare-chested Mr V overflowing, complete with pint and snout, from the turret of a slightly droopy-gunned tank. The worst thing about it was the banging-on, old-fashioned knee-jerk anti-Russian tone, so fifties my dears and so American... pah. Mr V is more on the ball than the comic on this issue.
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New Tue 1 Apr 14 19:19 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Roger.
Nige admires Putin; sees him as an shrewd operator, but doesn't like him. Thinks Putin is a despot - true, of course.
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New Wed 2 Apr 14 08:12 
 Scotland to Drive on the Right if Independent - Cliff Pope
It's probably not worthwhile for the booming Scottish car industry to continue making right-hand drive cars just for its tiny UK market.
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