Scottish independence

[mickvp]

we have worked fine as one kingdom for centuries

Seventeen years of Tory rule that we didn't vote for, and yet again we have a government in Westminster that we did not vote for.

At the moment mickVP we have a Tory lite government.  The Lid Dems will get wiped out at the next general election and with Labour not sure what they are or what they stand for any more, the Tories will make mince meat of em in the run up to the next election.  Then you'll see what the bastard Tories are really all about.

Vote NO if you want a Tory government ruling over our country in 2015.  Vote NO if you wanna be focced.  We will be roundly punished for daring to hold this referendum.

your beginning to sound like a politician yourself a bit there :lol

There are just too many unknowns for me to even take a chance on it, a lot of unanswered questions I dont know the answer to that for me, means I would never gamble by taking a yes vote. Ive not seen one clear paper released that is just facts and figures without it wandering into the normal political propoganda rubbish. answer to questions like:

what happens to the oil? does Scotland get it, or does it fall into the "UK's" hands?

what about currency, do we definately need our own currency if we become independant (I think I did read that was a yes though)? if so, will we be getting a comparable exchange rate, will our money in the bank be automatically exchanged? what about inflation? wont this massively disrupt the Scottish economy and affect import/export prices?

What about Trident? will it be staying in Scotland?

What about military bases/tanks/submarines/ships/resources? will these be becoming Scottish, or still belong to "uk"?

What about troops? where will the Scottish defense troops come from? will they be "bought out" of their contracts for the British army and drafted in? at what cost?

What about renewable energy? there are a lot of substantial renewable wind and wave energy projects ongoing at the moment (with UK government funding), will these still be ongoing? who will take ownership? Scotland, or UK (they have stumped up a load of the money for these too mind)?

Thats just off the top of my head, and I genuinely dont know the answers to any. I dont want to hear Jabba's opinion on what will be happening, I want solid facts, of which I have seen little.

There just seems to be a load of issues which havent even begun to be sorted out, and the vote is fast approaching?