Do you think that Scotland should be removed from the United Kingdom?

Question

If the Scottish want out, should be say good riddance. The "Wet Socks" can have the same status of Latzians and Irish.

Answer 1

I am English, and I have lived in both Wales and Scotland in the past.

There would be substantial problems in achieving independence for England from Scotland, but I think there would be substantial advantages too. For all concerned.

Firstly, from an English point of view if the four countries of the United Kingdom went their separate ways transfers of Westminster funds to subsidise Scotland etc.would cease. And I do not think these subsidies benefit Scotland: on the contrary I think that they lead to dependence on public services. The economic growth of the Republic of Ireland shows how an independent Scotland could prosper through enterprise.

Obviously, the electoral arrangements that give Scotland and Wales, but not English regions, democraticly elected assemblies are grossly unfair. They are made worse by the West Lothian question, ie. Scottish MPs voting on specifically English matters.

You refer to Latvia and Ireland. More power affecting the UK has been transferred to Europe than the politicans admit, and is largely exercised by Commissioners of which each country has one and in the Council of Ministers, and its subsidiary mettings of specialist ministers. This results in countries like Latvia (since you mention Latvia) having preferential treatment compared to areas like South East England of equal or greater size. If Scotland, Wales and perhaps Northern Ireland (that's one of the problems) were independent, we would have four Commissioners or Ministers representing us instead of one. We should have more MEPs too as MEPs are not now elected, as they should be, strictly in proportion to population.

One reason Westminster fiercely opposes independence for Scotland or England is the vested interest of politicans and civil servants.But to me this is an opportunity. Westminster government has become inefficient and insufficiently democratically responsive. The unprincipled inequalities of democratic arrangements between England and Scotland are just one example of this. Independence between Scotland and England should apart from anything else make us rethink wha government we should really need. And if the Westminster establishment don't want this split I suggest one thing they need to do is reform UK government to be principled, efficient, and genuinely concerned for democracy. I think such reform could improve opportunities for people of talent to rise to the top in politics and the civil service.

Finally, nothing in this response implies any inquality of regard for England or Scotland generally (as opposed to political cliques from one nation or the other). and I would hope that any split would take place peacefully and in friendship.

Answer 2

Anyone living within the EU is rather missing the point. Independence as a nation is already practically meaningless. We are already being ruled by the EU; its laws and courts take precedence even though the laws are tabled & scheduled by unelected commisioners. Did you know that MEPs (the ones who are elected) are only allowed to talk for a maximum of 90 seconds at any one time?! The notion of democracy is a sham and it may already be too late to do anything about it. This year I have started to believe that George Orwell (who, as Eric Blair, was a British spy in India) was writing 1984 as a prediction, not a fictional novel. Remember how there were only three countries left, and constant war? Who's heard of the Trilateral Commision? The Council on Foreign Relations? Wake up sheeple...

Answer 3

There should really be another referendum on the issue. There was one in the past, that minutely failed. I myself am Scottish, and I'm also in favour of Independence: I think that we have every right to govern ourselves; I believe that we'd be able to manage our economy better and in a way that would benefit the Scottish public; and Scotland is considerably more liberal than England (the Conservatives have never, in my living memory, had a plurality here, and comparatively 'left-wing' parties like the SSP, SNP and the Lib Dems have more of a voice up here.) I think that it would do us all some good socially if we were not ruled by the neo-cons down south.

Answer 4

we could see, as quickly as lower back the human beings of Scotland locate themselves governed via a central authority in Westminster which they did no longer vote for, the Conservatives gained one out of 50 8 seats in Scotland, they gained under 0.5 a million votes in comparison to the Labour occasion which gained extra effective than two times that style. whilst that's extra to the SNP, the two events gained 4 circumstances as many votes. So the Scottish peoples needs on the pollbox are completely handed over and that they could desire to post with being governed via a occasion which got here fourth place in the rustic. Scotland has its very own parliament, its very own regulations and criminal equipment, so why ought to it post with rule from outdoors via a central authority which does no longer signify them. Independence might supply Scotland clout the place it concerns: a seat on the UN and in the ecu Council of Ministers. Scottish pursuits, eg. fisheries and agriculture, are poorly served in Brussels via uk ministers. How might you experience if issues have been reversed and the main parliament in the united kingdom became in Edinburgh and English regulations etc. have been made via a occasion which had come fourth place in England. pondering helping independence maybe?

Answer 5

I am from Scotland and am sick of them complaining.
Let them have Independence and they will still be complaining but this time to Alex Salmond another crook politician.
Scotland can then become another backwater country of Europe with a tiny population and no voting power.
Then the English can get rid of Gordon Brown, Reid, Cameron etc
Its starting to sound like a good idea.

Answer 6

No.

Simple as. Scotland will be the first to moan when it runs out of money or needs money from England to pay for such failed projects as the Scottish Parliament. Or to support some olympic bid for something.

Answer 7

Scotland is beautiful and the Scots are well known for their National Pride and Independence. If they like to be independent from the United Kingdom they should do so.

Answer 8

Oh, now haven't things been better since the Glorious Revolution of 1688? Those bad old Stuarts and Jacobites have not caused much trouble for ages.

Answer 9

We've treated the irish like rubbish but we both support each other if our teams are left in the football or the rugby and the welsh are the same. The scottish do not feel the same way and they don't get the drinks in afterwards!

But they have some good looking doctors and brave soldiers so can we keep them please?!! Give them their politicians back though! oh and the whiskey is not bad!!

Answer 10

No I am a Scotsman and I think we should be punished some more first, besides if we were flung out of the UK what would we have left to moan about?

WE DO NOT want out of the union. The Scots are manifestly unable to govern themselves. We just like to have a good moan, can't you understand that?