04-04-14, 06:07 PM
I'm sure the Scots will be very happy under Mr. Salmond and friends (yeah, right :rolleyes ). You really think your own MPs will be any better than those at Westminster?
So you want to negotiate new terms as an independant nation with Europe? Except that Europe doesn't sound very enthusiastic about it.
Why does Mr. Salmond think that everyone will give an independant Scotland everything on a plate? He seems to be working from assumptions that Scotland will get everything they want, their way. But everything will need negotiating, and never mind oil (a fast depleting resource anyway - that which is left will cost more and more to extract; Britain as it stands is deperate to find energy solutions to the future, not relying on North Sea oil reserves, hence the current, somewhat heated debate over fracking, and Europe's generally increasing reliance on Russian oil and gas).
My gut feeling is that both England AND Scotland will be worse off if split. But, like everyone else, I have no concrete evidence to base this on.
I also wonder if they'll really vote for independance. The independance lobby is very vocal, but is there a silent majority who have no such wish, when push comes to shove?
All food for thought...
So you want to negotiate new terms as an independant nation with Europe? Except that Europe doesn't sound very enthusiastic about it.
Why does Mr. Salmond think that everyone will give an independant Scotland everything on a plate? He seems to be working from assumptions that Scotland will get everything they want, their way. But everything will need negotiating, and never mind oil (a fast depleting resource anyway - that which is left will cost more and more to extract; Britain as it stands is deperate to find energy solutions to the future, not relying on North Sea oil reserves, hence the current, somewhat heated debate over fracking, and Europe's generally increasing reliance on Russian oil and gas).
My gut feeling is that both England AND Scotland will be worse off if split. But, like everyone else, I have no concrete evidence to base this on.
I also wonder if they'll really vote for independance. The independance lobby is very vocal, but is there a silent majority who have no such wish, when push comes to shove?
All food for thought...