Remember Ireland Left the Union.I know there a certain amount of guns involved though.
Yes within the United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland.
Currency union and independance for Scotland are mutually exclusive.
"For a currency union to work, it can only work if you have increased economic and political union - the very thing that nationalism is dead against." Quoted by Mr Darling.
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Tired old mantra. You were not paying 'for the rest of the UK', you were paying towards the UK of which Scotland is a member.
It is in Scotland's interest but not the rest of the UK 's. Why would we want to take on liability for the debts of a separate country with an unproven fiscal record?regards to yourother statement, its in the interests of both parties to have a currency union.
As I have said before, if Scotland votes for independence then I fully support their choice. It should though be total and final. No keeping the aspects of the union that suit, and no way back if it turns out to be a big mistake.
I wouldn't pay much attention to anything Darling has to say on economics. The balls up he made of the UK economy demonstrated he knows nothing about the subject.
Actually, there is some indication of the Scots fiscal management abilities...just look back at Brown's and Darling's destruction of the UK economy.
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You'll probably find that what the majority want is increased devolution rather than outright independence. Unfortunately this option was specifically barred from appearing in the referendum after the main Unionist parties threw the toys out of the pram.
As for the currency union
Of course they will, well, maybe the English won't. But the rUK Government will. For no other reason than to ensure that the share of the debt the Scotland takes on isn't being denoted in a wildly fluctuating foreign currency. They'll agree for stability purposes.
Unlike Alistair Darling, head of the Better Together campaign, who said:
"This is a detailed speech but make no mistake, the governor's judgement on currency unions is devastating for Alex Salmond's currency plans."
Whereas what most people heard Mark Carney say could probably be summed up as:
“Yeah, whatever you guys arrange between yourselves, we’ll make it work.“
I know you (wisely) advised against listening to Alistair Darling, but the problem is that he's the head of the "No" campaign. So he's the voice that's always on the news and in the papers.
Out of interest, Ladbrokes are offering odds of 1/100 on a currency union. 50/1 against it. They must know something that Alistair Darling doesn't. Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: "It's about as uncompetitive as a betting contest can be. Punters would win a penny for ever pound staked on an independent Scotland sticking with sterling."
On the other hand, they're also offering 1/100 on Scotland beating San Marino in an international football match, so maybe the odds aren't that accurate after all.
Actually, there's a thought.
Who knows their world history?
Has any country, lets say since WW2, that has gained independence or split up (Czechoslovakia style) ever voted to join back together?
If no, why is it generally assumed that Scotland will find it impossible to go it alone?
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