Anniversary of the "Union of the Crowns"?

Question

This year is the 300th anniversay of the union of the Scottish and English crowns, which basically started of the British Empire and culture. Would this be a good year then to end it all and have Scottish and English independence?

Answer 1

As a Scot & one time member of the SNP I never thought I'd see the day when I said this but I don't think we could go it alone, not in the forseeable future at least. In the current economical climate Independence would put too much of a strain on us. The increase in taxation needed to maintain public services would cripple the population and scare away too many foreign investors. What we could do with is a better say in the running of our own affairs by giving the Scottish Assemby more power to make our own policies without the need for a Westminster sanction. There's no doubt that we were conned into the Union in the first place but sometimes you have to forget the past and look to the future, for the good of all concerned.

Answer 2

The Union of Crowns refers to the accession to the thrones of England and Ireland of King James VI of Scotland in March 1603, following the death of his unmarried and childless cousin, Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The term itself, though now generally accepted, is misleading; for properly speaking this was a dynastic union, the crowns remaining distinct and separate, despite James' best efforts to create a new "imperial" throne. England and Scotland continued to be separate countries, until they were merged together by the Acts of Union in 1707.
Nowadays Scotland, Wales and soon Northern Ireland have their own "Parliaments" and in general this is a good thing. But when are the English going to get our own "Parliament"? That is to say an assembly of Englishmen representing constituencies in England. Goodbye Tony Blair (Born in Scotland), Gordon Brown (Born in Scotland), etc, etc, etc.

Answer 3

As a Scot I say yes. We only need to get over this traditional mode of voting to get rid of the nepotism that is the Labour Party, and their shambolic modus operandi ( it was always said that Scottish Labour run councils performed badly to make the tory government look bad, then labour took power and it made hee haw difference). You only have to look at West Dunbartonshire Councils housing department mess over the last year for firm evidence.

We should make ourselves a tax free state such as Monaco, and watch the investment come in, and our long lost academic genius brothers and sisters return......

Answer 4

No the scots are totally incapable of governing themselves. I say this as a Scot by the way. If you need further proof, just look at the Parliament building we have given ourselves. It's a joke.
It will be a black day for Scotland if the English ever cut us loose.


Besides , who would we have to moan about , without the English?