20-03-12, 05:18 PM
What gets me is the practicality of separation (if that is the outcome). Although Scotland has quite a lot of independence today (e.g. Legal systems, a lot of government), there are things that are not separate that will be costly, and largely ineffective to separate that will leave a messy situation.
Examples are:
Border control is the obvious one - with different Governments it will become an issue.
Armed forces,
air traffic control,
utilities and infrastructure (national rail? The separation committee would draw lots to see who gets encumbered!),
Sea boundaries,
international territory boundaries,
all the organisations across the world that will need to change their systems to recognise a new country.
Examples are:
Border control is the obvious one - with different Governments it will become an issue.
Armed forces,
air traffic control,
utilities and infrastructure (national rail? The separation committee would draw lots to see who gets encumbered!),
Sea boundaries,
international territory boundaries,
all the organisations across the world that will need to change their systems to recognise a new country.