[central_va]

Thanks for posting this.

I think it says they get the Scottish units back from the Royal Army. Secession from socialist GB is a first step in the right direction. I wish them luck.

[Buckeye McFrog]

All indications are that an independent Scotland will be way, way more Socialist than present day Great Britain.

With only 5 million people, and an average age that appears to be north of 45, staffing that military will not be an easy chore.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

"Thanks for posting this. I think it says they get the Scottish units back from the Royal Army. Secession from socialist GB is a first step in the right direction. I wish them luck. "

LOL, you don't know much about Scottish politics do you?

[DesScorp]

You do know that the SNP is an explicitly socialist party, right? They're allied with the Greens in the European Parliament, and while the article doesn't go into this, they are, for all of their bluster about "Independence", very much pro-EU and internationalist in orientation. They just hate England. Fair enough, if that's what they want, but if you're expecting the hardy Scotland of William Wallace and the Scottish Enlightenment, you're going to be sorely disappointed. Because you're going to get Greece with cold weather. When a reporter asked Scottish youth voters about military defence, trade, etc, they kids said "Oh, that's what Europe is for".

[Mi-kha-el]

Scottish MP’s lean much more left that Brittish. Actually, Brittain is going to be better off without them.

[Jim Noble]

Secession from socialist GB is a first step in the right direction. I wish them luck.

GB is socialist BECAUSE of the overwhemingly Leftist electorate in Scotland.

If they secede, they'll need all the luck you can wish them, and more.

[OldNewYork]

Looks like they’re really going through with it this time. Good luck to you, Scotland. I hope you’ve learned from British errors, and our errors too.

[Vanders9]

Unfortunately for your theory, Scotland is one of the more socialist parts of the UK. Certainly far more left-wing than England.

Oh, and there's no such thing as the "Royal Army".