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Originally posted by sychung4650
Um...So what the UK has been a (somewhat) powerful country? The Scottish don't feel they are being represented by the government, and feel they can have a better economy by seceding. As an "economic student" I'm sure you'd recognize that Scotland will be easily able to rebound.
Why can't people be proud of being Scottish? Maybe because you were raised in England you wouldn't know? ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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Okay. Point #1. Scotland don't feel "represented"? They actually already have their own government. The Scottish have an unbelievable amount of power through devolution. Pretty much the only major things the Scottish government do not decide on are constitutional matters, matters of war/foreign policy, and tax laws (although they have been promised even more freedom here). On top of this, they actually have a better off deal than both England and Wales. For example, Scottish students get free university tuition, even in England, but not vice versa. That's essentially a £30.000 grant. They also get free care in old age despite their income. I mean, Scottish MPs can vote on English matters, but not vice versa. The list is endless.
Secondly, anyone who believes independent Scotland will have a more thriving economy is literally stupid. So so so many jobs are going to move down south. And no, it won't be easy to rebound. Maybe in the long run they will do okay but in the short term, it will be chaotic.
Essentially this then becomes a vote about nationalism, and yeh I wasn't raised in Scotland but I do have roots there and one side of my family lives in Edinburgh and Perthshire. My point was that I identify with being "British" over being "English". The only time that isn't the case is for football, lol, the teams aren't united there, but I just don't understand where the resentment has stemmed from and built in the past decade to take us to a point where Scotland feels 50/50 about independence.