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Lots of issues need sorting before the go independent, they will not be in NATO for a start, so who will be responsible for their defence, is the rest of the UK going to spend on Scottish defence? They have no currency, they will be tied to the BoE if they want to use the £, Border Controls? Who finances that?The SNP are living in Cuckoo land if you ask me
Quote from: Filo on May 09, 2021, 09:51:07 amLots of issues need sorting before the go independent, they will not be in NATO for a start, so who will be responsible for their defence, is the rest of the UK going to spend on Scottish defence? They have no currency, they will be tied to the BoE if they want to use the £, Border Controls? Who finances that?The SNP are living in Cuckoo land if you ask meWill Scotland need Nato if they are accepted into the EU following a split from the UK?
Big. I wasn’t aware about politics in Scottish education. Do you think it’s a deliberate attempt to get young Scottish people on the side of independence? That’s quite a frightening thought, if so.
I don't think Scottish Independance can really work particularly now North Sea oil revenues are under pressure and really we should be working to keep what's left of that oil under the sea anyway.Truth be told the Scots don't even really want Independance now. They want to be a part of the EU. There is probably a good argument that Labour should adopt an unambiguous pro EU stance and make a pact with the SNP on the understanding that the UK would rejoin the EU and Scotland would get more devolved powers.That should placate Scotland, sort out N Ireland and It's the only way I can see the Labour Party getting a sniff at power again.
fyi hound, hadrian's wall is in England
Quote from: River Don on May 09, 2021, 11:20:32 amI don't think Scottish Independance can really work particularly now North Sea oil revenues are under pressure and really we should be working to keep what's left of that oil under the sea anyway.Truth be told the Scots don't even really want Independance now. They want to be a part of the EU. There is probably a good argument that Labour should adopt an unambiguous pro EU stance and make a pact with the SNP on the understanding that the UK would rejoin the EU and Scotland would get more devolved powers.That should placate Scotland, sort out N Ireland and It's the only way I can see the Labour Party getting a sniff at power again.I think you misunderstand the snp. They aren't Pro EU it's a means to an end. They are pro independence nothing more, nothing less.
Did you get your mum to help you with the answer, it took you long enough?
But you can’t just keep having referendums until you win. Both sides called it the referendum of a generation. Until one side lost.
Quote from: belton rover on May 09, 2021, 03:06:52 pmBut you can’t just keep having referendums until you win. Both sides called it the referendum of a generation. Until one side lost.Belton,It is about renewing the mandate. That's why we have a GE every 5 years!The electoral roll is changing all the time, Would it be fair to bind the younger generation to a choice made by those who have passed away?By 2024 some of those young uns will be mid twenties, its only fair that they have the chance to reconsider.I reckon 10 years is about right. Sturgeon was not saying NOW, just within this election cycle.Seems very reasonable to me!