what do you think of scotland getting independance?

Question

i personally dont see why this has to happen? we are only a small island as it is.. and we have scottish and english both living either side of the border. scottish kids to get free tuition whilst english kids have to pay? dont you think its a tad unfair?
what are your views and oppinions on this matter??

Answer 1

It is the old story togetjer we are strong separate we are weak all of us. If the Scots really want independaence we can not in the long term prevent it. But forget grants etc I'm not paying for it

Answer 2

Well my view differs from you.
We are a small Island, but so is the Republic of Ireland, and it is doing better than the larger British island. It is doing better as it is an Independent country. It has the powers over its own finical laws, something that Scotland should get it, either by Full Independence, or by more powers under a Devolved Scotland.
It is important that England and Scotland remain close; it would be hard for both countries to follow an isolated agenda, politically or through trade.

Scottish students do not have to pay university tuition fess, as Holyrood by the Lib Dem coalition passed the Bill. After all why not to use a power that is in the remit of the Scottish Parliament?
England has used its money else where, and it is not right to say "But your Scottish MPs blocked it in Westminster” Scotland only has 50 + MPs, if Westminster wished to pass, then they could have.

I would not want Independence if it meant Scotland were to be worse off; the fact of the matter is we will not be. It would mean that "England can keep the extra 10 billion pounds" and Scotland can keep its oil wealth and other taxes which hop down to Whitehall, but which fall to come up.

I am fed up in seeing "The UK is stronger when united." I was always lead to believe that a better quality of life was better than a military that fights illegal wars, or replacing and housing a weapon in the Clyde of billion and billions of pounds?

I can only see Scotland being more richer as a result of Independence, and I hope so will England.

Answer 3

Yawn.....................
It has to happen because of the misinformed comments people like your good self are making. There would be no threat to the Union, no disharmony if you didn't spout so much rubbish & try to stir up trouble. Yur comments so more for the cause of Scottish independence than anything else.

Education is an issue covered by the Scottish Parliament...that's why we get free tuition & I don't see the English kids coming here to study (it's hard to get a place at Edinburgh Uni for all the English there now taking the places) complaining. The way you talk it's like something like the Berlin Wall would go up post independence day. I have news for you, the Scots won't be building it, but I can see the English doing it. Sour grapes & all............

Dragoner....you said some good things aobut us Scots, but actually we were independent until the 18th & not the 17th Century.

Answer 4

I believe in the big world of today the UK is stronger with the four countries of the kingdom united together.

If Scotland wants to be independent then as far as I'm concerned (as an Englishman) let it be. I don't believe there will be any negative impact upon my own life if that were to be the case. Packing my passport when visiting friends will be the only change to me.

I also genuinely believe it will not be in Scotlands long term best interests even though independence might do it's national pride a lot of good in the short term.

I know my Scottish friends are very split on the issue.

Answer 5

Since we regained our Parliament, Scotland has been able to legislate for socially inclusive policies such as free University tuition, free personal care for the elderly, free transport throughout Scotland for the disabled and the elderly, ......... etc., etc., etc.

Why have you not got it in England? Because English politicians do not care.

Why is it that the opponents to Scottish Independance live in England? Because the English know that, without Scotland, England will degenerate into an impoverished third-world non-entity.

Answer 6

Scotland, for all of her ancient history, remained a free and independent nation until the 17th century. Why should Scotland throw in it's lot with England? England has nothing to offer but toil, sweat, blood and tears.

If the Scottish people want their Independence, then it's for them to choose. The argument now is whether or not to allow a referendum on the issue. The SNP says yes, let's have a referendum, but the other parties, Labour, Tories and LibDems etc say no.

Put the issue to the people, explain it, then let the people speak. It is their country and for them to decide.

I wish the Scottish people and Scotland a glorious future deciding issues for themselves and not be bossed about by a largely English Parliament at Westminster, 600 miles away.

Edit: Mike M above has not quite grasped the secret of Scotland. It's all about banking. The Scots could quite easily arrange favourable status for the kinds of businesses it wanted in Scotland - all sort of tax breaks and cut price loans etc. It's been done in England, so why not in Scotland?
Do they pay tax in the Isle of Man to the English Gov? No.

Answer 7

The circulate in direction of independence is one that is steadily progressive . purely seem at on the final substitute of opinion interior the country over the final ten tears and you will notice how emotions are steadily changing . Politically the Tories have been decreased to a rump on a similar time as Labour has lost its as quickly as splendid mandate over the final public . Salmond is the main astute flesh presser around and his fulfillment interior the Scottish Parliament has been outstanding . The GERS rfile shown that economically Scotland is autonomous . In a small worldwide and in a ecu context , independence potential the possibility to administration and progression ones own affairs without interference .

Answer 8

NO we're not independant justnow you mug, anyhooo i believe independace would ruin the scottish econmy, with the ammount of support interlinking the whole of the UK. Uk buisnesses would be subject to seprate laws and taxes, how much time and money would that waste! I work in the oil buisness in Aberdeen and to be fair the money doesnt all go down to England as they say, just beacause people are proportianally richer up here and get taxed more, doesnt mean that if we became independant they get taxed less.

To be fair i have no clue about the politics of the whole thing, but i personally think Alex Salmond is just that, a salmon with nae brain!

Answer 9

Scotland is not actually getting Independence. It will need to go through a long consultation process and may opt for more devolved powers rather than full independence.

Answer 10

Now we are all in this thing called the EU, with apparently no way out, if Scotland does go independent from England it would be no different from Poland which like Scotland supplies the majority of the current English working population. So why not just go like Mr Salmond wants? Nobody in England really cares?

Answer 11

it is a point of history and freedom of will. freedom of choice, i think it is time for Independence and a new start for all. as for tuition. well you should see what you have in england and we dont inscotland, then you would understand more about why we want freedom and independance. We want it with out malice of hard feelings