pollR78 wrote:Also, I am sure there are plenty of Scottish people who dislike English people and vice versa, but please do not 'tar us all with the same brush'.Poll
We don't. They exist. They are not the majority, but they will have a large impact on this kind of vote.
What you might want to think about is that many of these questions which are "unanswered" are set up questions. They are set up so that Salmond has to answer them by saying what someone else will say. Then that "someone else" does not confirm what Salmond says and he is crucified in the polls. Consider Cameron of Junkers. 7 Countries said they didn't want it, even Germany. Cameron made the noise and 27 countries stood against him.
If there is a "Yes" vote, there will be a 2 year separation period. In that time all these questions will be answered. The UK cannot afford NOT to work with an independent Scotland any more than an independent Scotland would want to work without the rest of the UK. The EU simply won't want to not work with Scotland. They stand to lose far too much money and far too many material things like fishing rights if they do not. If the rest of the UK lost Scotland and 75% of the North Sea Oil revenues, then the rest of the UK would immediately demand a massive reduction in their contributions to Brussels. Then tell the EU to go get it from Scotland. End result? EU would fold.
Think it through. Nobody is going to be accused of making the case for Salmond in a referendum which is extremely close. No country will stand forward to be accused by the UK of interfering in a referendum. Even though England is heavily interfering in the referendum as "part of the UK".
However, if the Yes vote comes to pass, all these questions will be answered and they will be answered in the mode of an independent Nation rather than a dependent part of a Union. There are far too many splinter areas within countries of the world today who would jump on any words said to make it easy for Scotland to secede. However once Scotland has seceded, things would be radically different.
The reality is that Scotland would be a far richer place alone. A place able to negotiate it's terms in the world without the dragging down effect of the English ball and chain tied to the Scottish ankle. Scots and Scotland are very well received around the world. England not so much so. Respected, certainly, welcomed? Another matter.
The main pitfall? Salmond. He's a scumbag, no question about it. But then, throughout history, those who have done what needed doing have not tended to be the kind of person you would want at your dining table wooing your daughter.....
by pollR78 » 05 Aug 2014, 21:26 
