'The Union'

Uhtred · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:18

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/09/scottish-independence-scotland

Would anyone in England really care if Scotland chose independence? Why not just get it over with? If there was a vote in England to decide if Scotland should leave then I would vote in favour, but perhaps I'm missing something. Would it be that terrible?

nydryl · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:19

The majority of Scottish people don't want independence. Don't mistake a vote for the SNP as a vote for independence.

Danthus · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:19

Who gets the oil and gas reserves?

G-MAN2004 · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:20

If only we could separate Scotland from England and move them to another part of the world.

CmJared · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:20

Get rid of Scotland and take all the lefties up there with them.

Let England become a conservative only country.

Ahleckz · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:23

Well we haven't had one of these in a while...

OP, why would you vote yes?

XPE · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:26

Ahleckz said:
Well we haven't had one of these in a while...

The sarcasm doesn’t really come across with out the roll eyes

Castiel · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:26

Not another "let's bash the greedy Scots' v 'kill the oppressive sassanach Englishmen' threads.....

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

nydryl · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:27

I wouldn't mind seeing a poll in here. Something along the lines of:

I'm Scottish and I want independence.
I'm Scottish and I don't want independence.
I'm English and I want rid of Scotland.
I'm English and things should stay the same.
I'm from elsewhere and couldn't care less.

Expect to see 99.99999% of people on here saying 'English and want rid of Scotland' judging by how these threads normally go.

philstanbridge · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:28

The union is vitally important for trade and stability. I for one would not like to see independence.

Stewy · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:29

But who would pay to put them through uni?

Castiel · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:31

Ahleckz said:
OP, why would you vote yes?

because he not only reads the Daily Mail, he actually believes it.....

Naffa · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:33

Lefty that wants the union to remain... THAT ARE ME!

nydryl · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:36

Castiel said:
because he not only reads the Daily Mail, he actually believes it.....

Stop it...you're going to give me nightmares

Danthus · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:37

philstanbridge said:
The union is vitally important for trade and stability. I for one would not like to see independence.

We trade with lots of countries we have no union with.

pingwing · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:38

Not this AGAIN

The Union doesn't matter overall. Even if Scotland voted to end it and become an independent state, it'll do NOTHING. Look at the Republic of Ireland, as an "independent nation" in in the British Isles 95% of its trade is with the UK (a large proportion of that is through the North over the land boarder as well). Socially its very similar and politically its chosen to screw its self over a bit and is paying the price.

The SNP power grabbing for its self for a few years and then when it all goes wrong we will have to pay more to sit on a nice seat and go "I told you so".

Independence and sovereignty pah! *spits on the floor*

RomanNose · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:38

It would get interesting if they offered to low alcohol duty

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Strife212 · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:41

The United Kingdom is awesome, no independence.

[TW]Fox · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:41

I like Scotland and I'm quite pleased its part of Great Britain.

Uhtred · 9 Oct 2011 at 22:42

Ahleckz said:
Well we haven't had one of these in a while...

OP, why would you vote yes?

Because that's the feeling I get from scottish people I know, that they don't want to be part of the uk. I know they aren't the majority, yet, but that's the road devolution is taking us down isn't it? I always used to support the home nations in sport and the like, but as I get older I notice the anti English sentiment from Scotland more and more.