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Both England and Scotland need agreement from the UK parliament on budget issues. It has nothing to do with "permission from England".
It does when England has 90% of the MPs in the UK parliament.
Both England and Scotland need agreement from the UK parliament on budget issues. It has nothing to do with "permission from England".
All Scots are saying that? Referendum is in the bag then.
Free education and free prescriptions are pathetic are they?
Ask the people who have to drive over the forth road bridge every day are happy with the new arrangements.
I don't think I have insulted the Union, but I have drawn attention to some of its failings. Every day the failing of a westminster goverment appear in the newspapers and then they are ignored.
Try just owning up to and dealing with just one issue, not even a Scottish issue. Deal with the conspiracy to cover up the facts of Hillsborough. Deal with Geoffrey Howe's comment on letting Liverpool slip into manged decline.
Defending the Union, really. Talk about Blair's descision to go to war in Iraq. Talk about the loss of freedom of speech in this country.
Sure, Scotland may (or may not) have greater success as an independant country. I am giving my opinion. The people of Scotland will get to have their say in a vote. This is the correct procedure.
The only think we ask is that we are permitted to have our vote and that the result is respected.
From what I'm seeing, an independent Scotland would try and emulate Norway's success. Salmond seems to draw a lot of inspiration from that country. I personally would like that.
I'd be careful what you wish for. Norway style welfare and progressive center right governments in the rest of the UK could mean Scottish city's are awash English down-and-outs rather than the other way round
And that's before you consider the deluge of English and Welsh students taking up your "free" university places.
From what I'm seeing, an independent Scotland would try and emulate Norway's success. Salmond seems to draw a lot of inspiration from that country. I personally would like that.
i'd be more interested in the details.
Norway has an economy proportional to Englands without the weight of the union on it's back + the oil but scotland has an economy that requires 23.9% of it's economy to come from oil to keep pace with rUK.
As far as I'm aware, most of Norway's success comes from it's oil... which should be the same for Scotland.
Salmond's plan would be to unite with Norway and share a lot of resources/wealth, or so I hear.
As a scot, I would like more direct control for scotland, but never independence. At least not under that idiot alex salmond, he is a delusional nutcase IMO. I knew very few scots who want the breakup. and the few that do (that I personally have met) are idiots.
Socrates470BC might as well march down to the polling station with his face painted blue, wearing a kilt and shouting "freedom" every 2 minutes....
The cynic in me says they put Braveheart on the TV the previous night![]()
Until Salmond shows us the figures, and I mean the actual costings i.e. income/expenditure for his little fancy, then it's a silly idea.
I think we're mostly aware that Scotland pretty much single handedly got the industrial revolution up and running,
As of Q1 2012 the UK national debt is £1,278.2 Billion. (86.8%) of total GDP. The cost of servicing this debt is £43 Billion per annum (3% of GDP)
These are the current figures.
You want to tell people that it is right that the UK can be this much in debt, but that Scotland must publish figures showing that it will have no debt if you are to agree to Scottish proposals for independance. Really?
then you are not aware of much.
to say that about Norway is an insult. they have a varied, modern economy and are able to create a wealth fund from the additional funds of the oil.
You what?
Did I say at any point I want the figures and they had better show Scotland in the black or it's a no go? ANY figures would be a start from the SNP.
Take your blue and white Saltire blinkers off and read people's posts properly.
Scotland may (or may not) have greater success as an independant country.