Originally Posted by mikewot (Post 11364933)

But Wee Eck is the tip of the spear, the edge of the knife, so of course they will ask/query/question/highlight him.

Personally my memories of him go back to early SNP times "It's Scotlands Oil", having lived up there the Shetlanders have their own view on that.

As I say my heart says Yes but intellectually, especially on the money side, things just don't add up. In the video clip that was posted Stewart Hosie talks about CU as inevitable, otherwise there will be 100's of 1000's of English jobs lost. I'm totally failing to see where the items currently purchased in Scotland which are produced in England would totally dry up. If Scots want them they'll buy from somewhere, if English companies want to sell they'll find markets. It's yet more political scaremongering which serves only to dilute any faith or trust in politicos to tell the truth.

He also spoke about the pound being a shared asset (Eck talks about the English cannot decide not to let Scotland have the pound failing to note that it's the UK's pound and he wants to leave the UK), hence CU is inevitable. For me if you're going to divorce then you don't keep running the joint bank account.

Anyway would it make me want to go back home more quickly? No. Things for the average Scot are not going to change much, particularly outside of the Central Belt. The majority of investment and spending will continue to be spent there, screw the rest of the country. Aberdeen has desperately needed a bypass for at least 25 years, this will improve trade going further North. They have ploughed 100's of millions into running the M74 into the very centre of Glasgow and into massive road improvement schemes around Cumbernauld. Further North you can forget it, not happening.

Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 11396618)

Even if you don't have a vote, you can indicate what you would vote in the BE poll on the MBTTUK forum.

Originally Posted by busybee2 (Post 11396854)

they have already started to build the aberdeen bypass.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11397511)

Being half-Scottish would I be allowed to vote?

Originally Posted by shiraz1 (Post 11397522)

As with all elections it depends where you reside.
The rules are the same as for Parliamentary elections with the addition of 16 and 17 year olds.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11397535)

Understood, so you have to be 'Scottish' by some manner and in Scotland?

Fair enough, guess it affects them the most.

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11397540)

I imagine that given how close it now is that there will be a world of shit flying around about it soon and possibly for years.

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11397540)

you must be resident.

I'm not a huge fan of the way its been done but as I have zero way of proving I'm Scottish beyond my birth certificate and the set up to see 5 million of those before issuing voter registrations would have been a disaster. It would also have left out long term English, welsh and so on residents who should also have a vote.

Its a bit messy but it is what it is.
I imagine that given how close it now is that there will be a world of shit flying around about it soon and possibly for years.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11397511)

Being half-Scottish would I be allowed to vote?