But what would you use until you joined the EU?
Scottish Inderef Mk2 - lets have a civilized discussion folks.
But what would you use until you joined the EU?
Well a truly worst case scenario is the seizure of an almost active Trident Sub... that wouldn't happen though... would it.
Scotland will need that for when its outside NATO and Russia or China come knocking..
IOU's?
@Superficial its good to see some common sense and real figures posted in here for once. unsurprisingly the nats still choose to argue against the bleeding obvious.
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How would an independent Scotland retaining the pound (fairly certain they were already told on the run up to the previous Independent vote time this isn't an option) be beneficial to the UK?
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Who cares? It's never going to happen.
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But you cannot keep Sterling and join the EU, as all new members MUST take the Euro as their national currency after X number of years.
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unless you make a deal like the UK did. special exemption. it's not guaranteed but you can ask and make it part of the deal.
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Independence / Scotland keeping UK sterling / a violence free night out in Glasgow? Little more context needed.
On this issue I personally think Scotland should be allowed the vote, providing it happens right now. That way they don't get to hold on to see what Brexit deal we get and then change their mind again.
I just find it funny, Scotland voted to stay in the UK, then UK then voted to leave the EU, Scotland then wants to leave UK. Scotland = want want want
I just find it funny, Scotland voted to stay in the UK, then UK then voted to leave the EU, Scotland then wants to leave UK. Scotland = want want want
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In a similar way that all the the southern europe countries using the Euro benefits Germany by stopping the Euro from rising massively and harming their exports. If Scotland used their own currency there would very likely be an initially period where it rapidly inflated against the pound meaning exports to Scotland would become more expensive. If they peg to the pound, or continue using the pound - (RUK can't stop them doing that they would just have no say on monetary policy and the BOE wouldn't be lender or last resort) that wouldn't happen.
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After two years o
A Scottish referendum should purely be a matter for the Scots, seeing the bile from some (presumably English) posters here and on FB I wouldn't be at all surprised if they voted to leave.
Scotland voted to stay in the UK mainly because they were told it was the only way they could stay in the EU...
A Scottish referendum should purely be a matter for the Scots, seeing the bile from some (presumably English) posters here and on FB I wouldn't be at all surprised if they voted to leave.
How do you know that? Source?
I would assume Scotland would have to go through the whole joining process for the EU? That takes years? So staying the UK kept them in, but they agreed to be part of the UK. The UK as a whole voted to leave the EU.
Yeah, true enough. So like someone said in a previous post, let Scotts vote on it, and if they vote to stay in the UK then Nicola should stand down.
Yes. Same with the insufferable Angus Robertson. Such a rude individual. Tasmina isn't far behind on that as well.
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The UK didn't join the EU when the Euro existed. So this isn't the same thing at all.
Actually that was the best response she could hope for. Sturgeon knows that support for independence has decreased since the last referendum, only by making the Tories out to be evil can she drag it back up and having MAy refuse a referendum is a good start.