Scotland's 'explosive' push to secede from the U.K.

The Week ^ | JANUARY 13, 2012,

[freedumb2003]

OK, we have that out of the way..

[MuttTheHoople]

Crikeys! Put another shrimp on the barbie and watch how this turns out.

[publius911]

In the spirit of it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, I have just made a modest contribution to the Freepathon.
What was that statistic from years past?

If just a quarter of regular daily visitors donated $1 a month, we would have no Freepathons and equipment could get regular preventive maintenance? Maybe even have standby servers?

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[publius911]

I have just two tiny but intriguing questions.
Might Scotland be starting to have troubles with the Koranimal invasion that England can't seem to cope with?
Might this have a bearing on current events?

Just wondering.

[moose07]

Say goodbye to the £20Bn subsidy Scotland receives each year to maintain its self. It will be good to have a little bit of piece and quiet without the constant whining about things that happened centuries ago.
Oh boy, Scotland your in for some fun times ,Bye!

[mikrofon]

"Aye, the haggis is in the fire for sure..."

[AnotherUnixGeek]

How important is this issue to people in Scotland and England these days? Does anyone care one way or another?

[publius911]

Oh boy, Scotland your [sic] in for some fun times ,Bye!

I see it so much differently.

No matter what difficulties, or hard times Scotland faces, I can say this without hesitation:

If I had the only choices of living in Scotland or England today, it would be no contest.

Scotland.

[aquila48]

I’m always amused by so many european nation-wanna-be’s who can’t wait to become independent from the country they’re currently part of to then rush to become slaves of the EU.

I’m sure Scotland would follow the path of the Baltic countries, the slovaks, and the former yugoslavian provinces.

[moose07]

If I had the only choices of living in Scotland or England today, it would be no contest. Scotland.

Believe it or not, i agree with you,and wish them well for the future.
Scotland is a beautiful country, and deserves to be independent.
Just hope the people look before they leap!

[vladimir998]

An independent Scotland would be a blow against spreading Islam!!!

[dennisw]

If the Scottish want to get out of the stinkin’ EU this is one way to do it. London and South England have more affinity with The Continentals than does further away from Brussels, Scotland

[DFG]

[Kozak]

80%of Scotland’s economy is government based, either from government employment or welfare payments. It’s a huge sink for funds from the south.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks robowombat.

[MattinNJ]

Good reminder. Cracking open wallet now.

[eddie willers]

Time to rebuild Hadrian’s Wall?

[packrat35]

It seems that most of FR don’t know how much of a socialist parasite Scotland is to England? It sucks up vast amounts of government benefits and contributes little financially.

[rmlew]

Let the Scottish socialists and welfare whores have their own country. They will soon starve or be forced to abandon socialism. They won’t be able to live off England any more. Meanwhile, Labour will collapse.