No they wouldnt because they could never afford the subs on their ownFazersharp, Scotland has one of the strongest economies in the world, never mind Europe.No its not it's because of the amount of people who voted for UKIPThere was a blip during the Euro elections and David Coburn got elected for UKIP in Scotland. It was unexpected and not repeated at the general election where UKIP where nowhere to be seen, and in any case UKIP as a political party have effectively almost ceased as a functioning political party in Scotland, though I believe they are trying to rebuild themselves.
That EU election result also raises the question of the Scottish media in Scotland - or lack of it - but that's another slightly separate issue.
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u would mean that we can negotiate our own trades with the rest of the world freely and on better termsIt would actually mean we'd be small fish in a big sea. The EU is an economic powerhouse in the world, while the UK's independent influence is on the decline. Think of the clout of a big supermarket compared to your independent corner shop.
The EU is not all bad and we can pick the bits we do like - nowt wrong with CEYup it shows the advantages of working together.
It would be a classic example of, as an independent nation (if that were to happen) of having to comply with, no matter what, whatever the EU decides but have no say whatsoever.
No they wont,-- hot air -- tIn terms of inward investment the EU will look much more attractive then an Indy UK. We'll keep losing out all the time.
Not to mention there is the small issue of much of our infrastructure now being (sadly) EU owned, that will become very much foreign owned and outside of our influence to some degree.
If Hsbc honda toyota to trade freely within the EU - why didn't they set up there in the first placeEH? They are in the EU! Yes they did! But they might not take kindly to being dragged out.
Aston Martin? Well they ain't built the factory yet! But to be honest being a small nice producer I'm not sure how important being inside the EU is to them. In terms of Wales, well we may find out if we leave.
Mr Tread I hear you, but,
I doubt it very much. Wales doesn't have a separate government. It only has an assembly with very limited powers. It's the United Kingdom that's part of the EU, and unlike Scotland, Wales cannot vote to separate from the UK in it's current form.
Scotland has a government in name only, legally we have an Executive.
Scotland has no legal right to separate from the UK. But with the Scottish Government calling a consultative referendum a few years back, the UK government felt it had no other option but to grant Scotland temporary powers to allow that to become a legally binding referendum under what was called the Edinburgh Agreement (the terms of which the UK government broke in desperation during the closing weeks of the campaign).