This is a fairly long article which is worth a read
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If we leave, though, there will be no going back. This separation will not be quick and clean: it will take microsurgery to disentangle three centuries of close interdependence, after which we will have to deal with three bitter neighbours. I doubt that an independent Scotland will be able to bank on its ex-partners’ fond memories of the old relationship once we’ve left. The rest of the UK will have had no say in the biggest change to the Union in centuries, but will suffer the economic consequences. When Alex Salmond tells us that we can keep whatever we’re particularly attached to – be it EU membership, the pound or the Queen, or insists that his preferred arrangements for monetary union or defence will be rubber-stamped by our ex-partners - he is talking about issues that Scotland will need, in every case, to negotiate. In the words of ‘Scotland’s Choices’ ‘Scotland will be very much the smaller partner seeking arrangements from the UK to meet its own needs, and may not be in a very powerful negotiating position.’
Lets be real though.... If Scotland was to defect from the UK, what would they survive on? There very little natural resources up there unless they go the Switzerland route and do mainly banking which i doubt will happen
Lets be real though.... If Scotland was to defect from the UK, what would they survive on? There very little natural resources up there unless they go the Switzerland route and do mainly banking which i doubt will happen
Natural oil reserves.
At her casually dropping a milli. If Scotland goes we are doomed to Conservative rule.
