I don’t really care one way or another if they stay or go, but the whole “keep voting till we get the result we want” thing must be pretty grating to the non-Scottish part of the UK. Stay or go, but just pick one and stick with it.
If they go for it, they’ll see how long it takes for the EU to trample their rights like Edward Longshanks in his prime. As a part of the UK the Scots retain their own legal system and much other independence. Brussels won’t be so lenient, nor generous with subsidies.
Because the movers-and-shakers stand to lose more than they gain from independence but they don't want to be seen with blood on their hands.
Their Scottish Ancestors must be rolling over in their graves at a rate fast enough to generate a significant electrical current at this pathetic generation. The current generation of Scots has become a population of _ussies and gov’t welfare parasites.
They are Parasites. They wish to be peons in the EU so they can take advantage of the welfare programs the EU provides. They have descended as far from their ancestors as have the people of New England have departed from the Patriots that gave the USA her Independence,
Ha! They will take their own freedom. They have become wusseified..
It appears Scotland needs to be slapped down from time to time. It would be grossly insignificant if it became independent. I am aware of the North Sea oil, but it would undergo endless negotiation and revenue would be shared. Can you imagine Scottish foreign policy? Hysterical or sad as the case may be - like a SNL skit.
At this point most folks in England will be happy to say, “Bye!”
As someone who supports the idea of secession....that government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed and if the people in a state or region no longer consent to be ruled by a national government they should have the right to leave in peace......Scotland was given the choice.
They had a vote. They chose to stay. Don’t give me any of this secession talk for at least a generation or so. Britons voted to join the EEC in the mid 70s and had to wait 40 years before they were given a choice as to whether or not to stay in the EU which was very different from the EEC. The Scots need to wait a lot longer than 5 years between independence referendums.
Some Scots want leave the UK. The English people want the Scots to leave. The EU doesn’t want Scotland as its a monetary sinkhole. The UK subsidises each Scot to the tune of £2,800. Free university and a plethora of benefits that the English don’t have but pay for, for the Scots. As usual it is the politicians who want to play empire builders. The avergage Englishman would dump the Scots, throw the Welsh out, and tell the Northern Irish to Piss-off back to Ireland. The English would be much beeter off for it.
All publicity is good publicity
May the men in skirts finally be free of the tea sipping homos: https://youtu.be/aTZQ8nfDALk
An independent Scotland should change its name to Northern Greece because it will be an economic basket case.
Ever hear of the Scottish National Liberation Army? It's a Maoist organization.
I personally have no quarrel with Scottish independence per se. If it happens maybe England can go back to being England again instead of being "Britain."