Oh Nicola! We’re not as green as we’re cabbage looking! ???????

I am grateful to Volver et al for responding to the original post. I knew nothing of the these issues and appreciate some balance and facts, especially as they come from someone living in the actual country to which they relate.

It's sometimes hard to ignore the OPs of some posters especially if they are skewed views, based on opinion not fact and obtained second hand or from a distance (Spain, not even the UK perhaps) and presented in a confrontational, tabloid-shock-horror way complete with pictures and waving flags.

The initial response is always - this person is seeking to provoke without providing evidence - and that encourages those with an enquiring mind and a need for facts and fairness to seek out the truth.

Apologies volver I always thought you lived in Scotland as you bang the drum for Indy2. So you won’t get a vote on it either?

Jeezy peeps. The level of knowledge is laughable.

You must be pretending, surely?

BTW, your stepfather's nationality has never been Scottish. There is no Scottish nationality. That's what we want to have.

Blair has a lot to answer for in my opinion. ?
Devolved governing was his idea. Maybe the original idea of ‘administrations’ was sound enough but over time I think not.

It's sometimes hard to ignore the OPs of some posters especially if they are skewed views, based on opinion not fact and obtained second hand or from a distance (Spain, not even the UK perhaps)

Hmm, a bit judgemental, perhaps? And as far as I know Urmstongran is actually resident in, Urmston. The clue is in the username

And Volver while you may be technically correct about the issue of nationality , I am sure that you agree that those of us who are Scots take violent exception to being designated anything else (as can often happen with “furriners “)

I always tell people I'm Scottish, but my passport says British. DH, who has lived here more that 60 years can't do that. Because he was born somewhere else. So he'll never be Scottish until we have that as a nationality.

Apologies if I have mistaken, but I thought Urmstongran spent half the year in Spain.

^ I just happen to think it’s citizens deserve better.^

I don't find such high minded ideals particularly convincing from someone who was prepared to deprive citizens of the UK of the benefits of free and frictionless trade with our nearest enormous market; likewise free and frictionless movement of people for employment and settlement in 27 of our nearest neighbours and pose a huge threat to the precarious but much valued peace in NI which held for at least 2 decades after 30 years of bloody warfare. Not to mention being instrumental in installing the most corrupt PM the UK has ever had to suffer under..

Meaningless words , Ug, meaningless.

Coastpath

Apologies if I have mistaken, but I thought Urmstongran spent half the year in Spain.

She used to, but she's restricted to 90 days now...

I don’t think we can do that can we?

You will be allowed to spend up to 90 days in Spain, and then you must leave the country. You will not be able to return until 180 days have passed since your date of entry into Spain (or Schengen). However, you can divide the 90-day period into two (45 days each) and spend each of them in Spain during the 180 days

I don’t live in Spain Coastpath! ?

That is an excellent description "meaningless words Ug " and so so true always have been and always will be. No change there then.

Ive never exceeded my holiday allowance MaizieD. It’s always been 180 days in a year just that more recently it’s 90 days in a 6 month period. That doesn’t impact on me either.
?

Thank you Maw for explaining my situation! ?

More I’m alright jackery.

vegansrock

More I’m alright jackery.

No comment on deprivation of UK citizen's freedoms, though?
Or corrupt PMs...

Now that's odd as I thought you said you had downsized in the UK and a small place in Spain and divided your time between the two Ug. I felt sure I remember you strolling out for Tapas in the sun for Sunday lunch. My mind is obviously kaput.

There is a lot of us in Scotland that think the UK deserves better but we’re stuck with a government that we did not vote for. A government that puts party before country.

Let the ballot box decide what way Scotland will go.

MawtheMerrier

I don’t think we can do that can we?

^You will be allowed to spend up to 90 days in Spain, and then you must leave the country. You will not be able to return until 180 days have passed since your date of entry into Spain (or Schengen). However, you can divide the 90-day period into two (45 days each) and spend each of them in Spain during the 180 days^

So two lots of 90 days in one year - that's half the year.

MaizieD

Coastpath

Apologies if I have mistaken, but I thought Urmstongran spent half the year in Spain.

She used to, but she's restricted to 90 days now...

Do be careful folks!
Other posters reported people for daring to mention they might not live in the UK.

I'm sure Urmstongran wouldn't do that though.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, surely?

I’ve never reported a post in my life Calli. You’re quite right.

Anyway folks, perhaps enough about my holiday home eh? And back to the ferry debacle as in the OP?

SOME might even think this was a DEFLECTION! ??

It is Coastpath if anyone wishes to use the full allowance.
Even then, that means 183 days are spent over here, for anyone in the UK means they pay their taxes here.

Coastpath

Now that's odd as I thought you said you had downsized in the UK and a small place in Spain and divided your time between the two Ug. I felt sure I remember you strolling out for Tapas in the sun for Sunday lunch. My mind is obviously kaput.

Nope. You are absolutely correct. It’s just that I don’t divide my time exactly between here & there. We are in Urmston more (as Maw pointed out).

GrannyGravy13

Better together, a strong United Kingdom ??

Definitely

Good on you Urmstongran sounds like a great balance.

Sorry to swerve proceedings. No deflection intended.

The Scottish Government would have been criticised if they'd awarded the contract to overseas companies so ? for attempting to save Scottish jobs but the result has been calamitous which doesn't say much for British shipbuilding or competence.