Salmondium Expellus: J K Rowling Makes £1 Million Donation

[ChillDoubt]

to the 'Better Together' campaign.
Alex must be spitting tatties and neeps!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-27793967

[maggiebee]

My lips are sealed!! Will be banned from this site for bad language!

[sandyRoe]

Could Sean Connery not make a similar donation to an independence campaign to level the playing field?

[anneasquith]

sealed lips x2

[jackthehat]

Good for her.....she makes some very sensible points in the article.

[SirOracle]

Not too surprising really.

JK Rowling is English (born in Glocs.)

[ludwig]

// Could Sean Connery not make a similar donation to an independence campaign to level the playing field? //

Rowling's donation does level the playing field sandy. It cancels out the massive boost given to the independence campaign by Gordon Brown weighing in on the side of 'Better Together'.

[ChillDoubt]

JK Rowling is English (born in Glocs.)
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But has resided in Edinburgh for the last 21 years, so she's allowed her two pennorth worth IMHO.

[maggiebee]

Thank Sean already makes considerable contributions to the SNPs Sandy.

[jackthehat]

True.
Sir Sean is willing to do anything for Scotland......except live there.

[McMouse]

J K Rowling lives in Scotland and pays her considerable tax in UK. Sean Connery lives abroad and does not pay tax here. Can't see him making any donations to the 'out' compaign given his notorious meanness.

[SirOracle]

Of course she is ChillDoubt.
But being English will affect her thinking.

[inksplotter]

"She is allowed her two penny worth."

Or her bawbee worth?

[maggiebee]

Jackthehat, he's no different from hundreds of others like Michael Caine who choose to live abroad. Doesn't mean you don't take an interest in your homeland.

[DTCwordfan]

well done her.

[jackthehat]

LoL.....
For a man who can afford to live *anywhere* in the world, who no longer works and who gets so misty-eyed at the thoughts of his beloved homeland......it makes you wonder quite why he hasn't moved back there.

[ChillDoubt]

Yep, she appears to have done more for the Scottish tourist industry than Sean!

http://www.touringscotland.co.uk/themed-tours/harry-potter-tours/

[ludwig]

// it makes you wonder quite why he hasn't moved back there. //

Probably cos it's cold, always pi5sing down rain, and he doesn't like paying tax.