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I personally think they should. They have devolved powers there as it is, and going independent would benefit the english just as much
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the scottish national party, which currently holds office in the Scottish parliament wants to, and it was the scottish people that voted them in...so that would suggest that they want to
That is what Westminster calls democracy.
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the scottish national party, which currently holds office in the scottish parliament wants to, and it was the scottish people that voted them in...so that would suggest that they want to
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If people knew their history and not just the brave Heart version of it - then it would be the other way round and Scotland would be granting England independence. The current monarch (as much as we love her) is not the true heir to the throne - controvesial I know - and if fact there should be a Scottish King/Queen as the head of the United Kingdom - that said if that were the case then we would not probably be the United Kingdom!
Hey ho - just a thought.
Go on prove me wrong!
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Was goingto ignore this as it makes me so pissed off that Alex Salmond can even suggest Scotland can cope on their own. Im in a privileged position that I am accountant in Glasgow that can see how badly some businesses are doing even with a great accountant. Everyone thinks aw amazing we can be our own country, why not etc. Id love to be out of Britain but the fact remains I dont want my son or me to be honest, growing up and living in a country that wouldnt have schools, hospitals etc scotland couldnt afford it and neithercud the rest of britain.
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what's wrong with independence yet still being part of the Commonwealth?
(that means the Queen is still Head of State .... and democracy still elects a Prime Minister)
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Was goingto ignore this as it makes me so pissed off that Alex Salmond can even suggest Scotland can cope on their own. Im in a privileged position that I am accountant in Glasgow that can see how badly some businesses are doing even with a great accountant. Everyone thinks aw amazing we can be our own country, why not etc. Id love to be out of Britain but the fact remains I dont want my son or me to be honest, growing up and living in a country that wouldnt have schools, hospitals etc scotland couldnt afford it and neithercud the rest of britain.
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One issue that has been over-looked is the mass migration of English and Welsh students that can be expected to take advantage of the free Scottish University places which all non UK EU nationals are currently offered but once Scotland is independant it will simply be all EU nationals. I can't see it being free for long in that case.
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I do not know much about this and have 'no dog in that fight.' But I do find it very interesting. I'd love to hear more about this and understand it much better. So please post some good information on this Scottish independence movement.
Here in the USA I am very supportive of the federal government ceding more of its abusive power over to the individual states. Laws can vary some what widely from state to state here.
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No. The UK is already tiny enough, we'll look even more pathetic on the globe.
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I very much enjoyed reading your post Sitting. That is very informative and helpful.
It is quite interesting about Scottish laws being different. I will try and read up on this more and follow what happens. The rights to the North Sea oil is obviously a really big deal.
You may be surprised at the differences in laws from state-to-state within the United States. For instance 17 states do not allow the death penalty, while it is a legal option in 33 states. Some states have a state income tax and others do not. Some states do not have sales tax, though most do. Some states charge their citizens much higher taxes than other states. Each state is in charge of their own education system, but they can get federal financial assistance. One state, Nebraska, only holds non-partisan elections (no political parties are allowed for any state office.) States may have to negotiate and hash out their legal differences before they will extradite a criminal between states, though this has improved tremendously in more recent times. States are constantly taking each other to court over water rights, especially where rivers flow from one state to another. Some states allow gay marriage or union and some do not. We even have some states that talk about possibly breaking up into 2 smaller states because one half of the state is so politically different from the other half. It's all hard to keep up with. We did have a war between the states once and a million Americans died in that one. Evidently they burned my home city to the ground in that one. You may have seen the movie, Gone With the Wind.
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It is quite interesting about Scottish laws being different.