if the scots go, do you care?
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if the scots go, do you care?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26028481
My personal view is that Great Britain is great and it ought to stay together," added Mr Dudley
My personal view is that Great Britain is great and it ought to stay together," added Mr Dudley
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Re: if the scots go, do you care?
i am indifferent
let the locals decide
let the locals decide
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Will there be duty free?
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i do not think so
but if they were shut out would it be so tragic?
but if they were shut out would it be so tragic?
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Of course Iād like them to stay, theyāre lovely people but if they want to go, then Iām pleased. I just want them to be happy.
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I may go back to England if they do go all indie, the only reason I left was the vast ginger hedge advancing.
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I want them to stay.... the Union Jack will not look good without the Scottish Flag!
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Only if Wales can get their independence too.
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I'm not so sure of that. Spain can and will veto their admission to the EU for fear of opening the door to Catalunia.
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It seems a mistake to me to tear up several hundred years of collective history over short term issues, but maybe that is just reaping the consequences of many years of "central government" ignoring Scottish concerns.
Ive a brother who has lived in Fife for 30 years or more, he thinks it would be economic suicide for Scotland to go it alone, but is a little concerned that the bitterness of the average Scot over their treatment by London may lead to resentment overcoming logic in the vote.
Personally I dont think there will be enough support for a yes vote, but if there is the UK would be poorer for the split. Rather like Quebec, there wont be a clear cut No vote either, so the issue will likely rumble on for years.
Ive a brother who has lived in Fife for 30 years or more, he thinks it would be economic suicide for Scotland to go it alone, but is a little concerned that the bitterness of the average Scot over their treatment by London may lead to resentment overcoming logic in the vote.
Personally I dont think there will be enough support for a yes vote, but if there is the UK would be poorer for the split. Rather like Quebec, there wont be a clear cut No vote either, so the issue will likely rumble on for years.
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The currency issue is the crippling one, IMO.
Sure, Scotland prints its own banknotes, but only in quantities sanctioned by the Bank of England. If an "independent" Scotland wants to continue to use a foreign currency, they will be beholden to the fiscal and monetary policies of the Bank of England. But the Bank of England will have no reciprocal obligations: their decisions will be based on the needs of what's left of the United Kingdom. If that leads to economic disadvantage for Scotland, that's tough. Until such point as Scotland does a Greece, and threatens a sovereign debt default. The consequences of that should be sobering enough for a No vote to prevail.
The alternative is to seek to join the Euro. Presumably a newly independent Scotland will be able to demonstrate the various economic and fiscal metrics required (debt to GDP ratios and all that bollox) but, as Shard points out upthread, the realities of being under the thumb of "Brussels" (Berlin, effectively) for all things financial will likely be too bitter a pill for Yes campaigners to swallow.
Do I care? Not really. I'm not a Scot, and although I enjoyed living and working in Aberdeen for a year or so a couple of decades ago, I don't live there any more and whatever the Scots decide has no bearing on my daily life. I'll still think they're fools to separate, though....
Sure, Scotland prints its own banknotes, but only in quantities sanctioned by the Bank of England. If an "independent" Scotland wants to continue to use a foreign currency, they will be beholden to the fiscal and monetary policies of the Bank of England. But the Bank of England will have no reciprocal obligations: their decisions will be based on the needs of what's left of the United Kingdom. If that leads to economic disadvantage for Scotland, that's tough. Until such point as Scotland does a Greece, and threatens a sovereign debt default. The consequences of that should be sobering enough for a No vote to prevail.
The alternative is to seek to join the Euro. Presumably a newly independent Scotland will be able to demonstrate the various economic and fiscal metrics required (debt to GDP ratios and all that bollox) but, as Shard points out upthread, the realities of being under the thumb of "Brussels" (Berlin, effectively) for all things financial will likely be too bitter a pill for Yes campaigners to swallow.
Do I care? Not really. I'm not a Scot, and although I enjoyed living and working in Aberdeen for a year or so a couple of decades ago, I don't live there any more and whatever the Scots decide has no bearing on my daily life. I'll still think they're fools to separate, though....