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I think Salmond trying to allow 16 year olds to vote shows how far he's willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel to get this through.
This this and this. I thought it was a joke at first. This would be a disaster.
I think Salmond trying to allow 16 year olds to vote shows how far he's willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel to get this through.
This this and this. I thought it was a joke at first. This would be a disaster.
This this and this. I thought it was a joke at first. This would be a disaster.
Not a new state according to the SG. Both states, Scotland and rUK would be in same "boat".
Do you really think the eu is going to kick out the second largest net contributor to the eu budget?
Dolph said:The rUK will be a successor state to the current UK, while Scotland will be a new state. the blueprint already exists for this.
What the UK?
That will be gone.
Where, and why?
None of my Scott's family want Scotland leave the union (all of my dads side) because there is no point.
For entry into the EU, there's no precedent to what happens when a state that is currently a member splits in 2, so it could end up looking foolish and not a member at all...
That said there really is no point to Scottish independence, I don't see how Britain have acted as some sort of horrible master race over Scotland extracting tribute and brutalising the population....
Yes it does, the percentages are generally what gets thrown around (something like 9.4% contribution and 9.3% taken a couple of years ago iirc) but since the government spends more than it takes (still) in cash terms I would imagine that Scotland takes more than it puts in.Meh, let him have his referendum, if he loses, then he can bugger off, if he wins then it'll be a shame, but to be honest I don't think Scotland contributes much to the union, wouldn't the rest of the UK actually be better off financially as Scotland takes more than it gives?
The status of the rUK is not your decision to make, Scotland is not the centre of the decision making process. Scotland can demand independence, but as has been pointed out to you many times, does not get to dictate the terms, either to the rUK or the rest of the world.
Dolph said:the closest example would probably be the approach taken towards the USSR and Russia within the UN.
What happens to the UK's debt if Scotland does split?
What happens to the UK's debt if Scotland does split?
Lets make one thing clear here Salmond only cares about one thing and thats Salmond, all he really wants is to get his ego rubbed and his face on the telly, if there no TV there he doesnt care![]()
It would be split.
Yes it does, the percentages are generally what gets thrown around (something like 9.4% contribution and 9.3% taken a couple of years ago iirc) but since the government spends more than it takes (still) in cash terms I would imagine that Scotland takes more than it puts in.
(applying those percentages against last years projected [not found final figures yet] tax take of 589billion in and 710billion out then Scotland would have contributed 55.366billion but taken 66.03billion........yes I know the numbers are from different years, as soon as I find the Scottish numbers for 2011/12 I will be able to confirm)