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So, exactly the opposite of SNP claims! Well... the SNP got the world oil price so right too! So, as the referendum approaches we can expect more and more alarmist nonsense from those who will really lose out: global business, the political elites, and in particular euro politicians.

It reminds me of an old anthropological tale about a tribe of pygmies (can we say that these days ??) who lived in the savannah grasslands. The tribe were called the Fukawi and were nomadic hunter/gatherers. They had problems with surrounding tribes encroaching on their traditional and very rich hunting grounds and of course wanted to protect what was rightfully theirs by tradition and prevent interlopers from other parts of the area taking all the 'goodies' and depriving them of their rights. They sent out patrols every day, but the main problem was they were only 3ft 6inch on average height and the savannah grass was 4ft tall. so they developed a gait involving jumping up every third pace to see over the top of the grass. To emphasise their presence and deter the interlopers they shouted out their tribal name when they leapt above the grass to see what was around them. they called out loudly 'We're the Fukawi, We're the Fukawi' strangely enough that may be a good slogan for Bedlington as I'm sure it is heard at many NCC meetings ....