Scottish Independence

[Colwyn]

He says we will keep the pound sterling. But that's not our call.

In my opinion "Yes it is". If an independent Scotland wanted to use the £ I can't see anything to stop them from doing so - and certainly not George Osborne (he doesn't own the £). What he could do, if still in office, is to refuse to join a currency union with Scotland. This would mean that the Scotland Government would have no (or very little) control of its currency. But, since the main levers of currency control have already been handed over to the Bank of England, it isn't really controlled by the current UK Government anyway. That means that Scottish currency would be controlled by the Bank of England. Would that be an absolute disaster? Well it's what Scotland has got now.

[Scunner]

That means that Scottish currency would be controlled by the Bank of England. Would that be an absolute disaster? Well it's what Scotland has got now.

The real question is, would that be independence?  

[Colwyn]

Yep, that's actually relevant instead of the fantasy claim that Osborne wouldn't let Scotland use the £.

[stoop]

It might end up with Scotland having to apply for EU membership at which point the powers that be might force them to join the Euro.

[onefurtheroad]

Just seen this thread.............Time for my rant!!
It's easy for Salmond/Sturgeon and Co to promise us the world. They can promise us a fairytale land where everything is inexpensive and nothing bad ever happens!! But can they provide any evidence of these fantastical claims............Not that I've heard!!
From my social and work circle there are very, very few who are even considering a "Yes" vote.
What is really weeing me off is the news that, if Scotland votes "No" then Westminster is going to slash the Scottish budget next year!! If this turns out to be the case I think that this is unfair and will have been brought upon us by Alex Salmond and his SNP party who are out of touch with public opinion.
I sincerely hope that Scotland votes to stay part of the union next year and that the English, Welsh and Irish realise that, much as we are proud to be Scottish the majority of us have, all along, wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom.

[Toky]

Salmond is relying on the wee neds and numpties to vote yes because they haven't a clue if its New Year or New York!. They'll believe all his verbal diarrhoea but hopefully they'll do on voting day what they always do, and stay in their beds.

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[Jacqui Harvey]

The very reason Salmond gave the Independence vote to 16 year olds is because he thinks all this pie in the sky ideas of Utopia will appeal to them, as they have no clue what he is really like.  Us people who had him as our M.P. locally, know of all the broken promises.

[Jacqui Harvey]

This should probably be in the jokes, but I know Salmond and the last line is no joke.

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A Scotsman died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly
Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, 'What are all
those clocks?'

St. Peter answered, 'Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone who has ever been
on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock
move.'

... 'Oh', said the man. 'Whose clock is that?'

'That's Mother Teresa's', replied St. Peter. 'The hands have never
moved, indicating that she never told a lie.'

'Incredible', said the man. 'And whose clock is that one?'

St. Peter responded, 'That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have
moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire
life.'

'Where's Alex Salmond's clock?' asked the man.

St Peter replied, 'We are using it as a ceiling fan. ‘

[scorcher]

 

[peat]

The plan to give the vote to sixteen year olds may yet backfire. A recent mock referendum at Nairn academy upper school produced results of 70% against.