Scottish Autonomy Pros & Cons

[Guest123]

BBC News - Nuclear weapons 'outlawed' in an independent Scotland, says Salmond

Here we go...

Wee Eck is going to ship them all down to the Lake District where they belong. A few stray ICBM's just might find their way heading to Downing Street and Lord Snooty Cameron......

 

[bert large]

I haven't yet heard anything concrete about what will happen to the massive debt the UK is carrying. Presumably an independent Scotland would take on its share according to its percentage of the UK population, anyone know the answer.

Secondly, it is well known that per head of population Scotland receives a good bit more in terms of spending than the English. Am I right in thinking that with independence all funding would be curtailed ?

Finally, whenever did North Sea oil become Scottish oil ?
All fields are well offshore, outside the UK 12 mile limit recognized in fishing parlance as international waters. Oil is merely piped ashore to the nearest convenient part of the UK which happens to be in Scotland, as well as the infrastructure being based conveniently close in Aberdeen which has done very very well out of the oil industry.
Was it wholly owned Scottish companies that put up all the initial funding to facilitate oil production or were they UK companies ?

 

[tamz]

The debt would be shared per capita.

Contrary to popular belief south of the border, Scotland contributes more than it gets back.

The 12 nm limit is territorial waters. The oil fields lie in what is called an Exclusive Economic Zone which extends to 200nm.
Scotlands geographical share of oil production is over 90% and around 58% for gas.

The oil fields were privately funded with the uk collecting from licensing and taxes. It is irrelevant who owns the platforms or pipelines.

 

[Dotty]

Was that the sound of someone shooting himself in the foot?

 

[CES]

So when are you getting fitted for your kilt Croppie?

 

[Dotty]

Got one. I got measured up the other day!

 

[CES]

Christ my missus will kill me if she finds out I posted a picture of her online...

 

[bert large]

The debt would be shared per capita.

Contrary to popular belief south of the border, Scotland contributes more than it gets back.

The 12 nm limit is territorial waters. The oil fields lie in what is called an Exclusive Economic Zone which extends to 200nm.
Scotlands geographical share of oil production is over 90% and around 58% for gas.

The oil fields were privately funded with the uk collecting from licensing and taxes. It is irrelevant who owns the platforms or pipelines.

Thanks for the reply Tamz. Where does Scotland generate the bulk of it's revenue then ?
I know that the whiskey industry would generate quite a lot of tax income but is it that & oil which are the biggest contributors ?

 

[tamz]

Have a read of this (it's only a few pages)

http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/...ents/STUV/Scottish key facts January 2012.doc

 

[Guest123]

Perhaps Tamz, we should offer a link to the Crone report that the British Government covered up and made Top Secret. Had the Scottish people been able to read it, we'd have had independence a decade ago.

While on the subject of maritime borders, Tony Blair illegally moved a section of Scottish waters into England!

 

[REDSAW]

i see its started then?

bbc 2 right now 'youv'e been trumped'

your government wannabe's are selling & pillaging scotland to mr trumps empire!!!!!!

thee be nowt left in 50/60 years.

 

[Guest123]

i see its started then?

bbc 2 right now 'youv'e been trumped'

your government wannabe's are selling & pillaging scotland to mr trumps empire!!!!!!

thee be nowt left in 50/60 years.

Under Westminster rule, there will be nowt left in 10 years.

Cameron and his Tory predecessors have been pillaging Scottish industry for decades.

 

[REDSAW]

is this your leader?.

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selling you down the burn mate.lol
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[nicro3]

Currency and defence are the big Qs are they not

 

[CES]

That's an interesting one, what happens to the Regiment of Scotland? Members of the Armed forces stationed in Scotland? Scottish members of the armed forces? Lots of questions that no-one can answer, only speculate. As I said previously, it wont happen overnight, if at all.

 

[Guest123]

That's an interesting one, what happens to the Regiment of Scotland? Members of the Armed forces stationed in Scotland? Scottish members of the armed forces? Lots of questions that no-one can answer, only speculate. As I said previously, it wont happen overnight, if at all.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland would remain in an independent Scotland. Scottish members of the UK armed forces would be given a choice as to what Army they wanted to join as many are not stationed in Scotland. There are many English members in the Scottish Regiment too and stationed here. This has been well documented and not speculated.

No one is going to rip up 300 years of being neighbours. This is political independence, not a closing of any borders. It's about the Scottish Parliament making ALL the decisions that affect Scotland, right here in Scotland and raising and spending our own funds to benefit our own people.

England would still remain our closest neighbour and trading partner, we'd all still watch Corrie and all the other cack on the TV and not a lot else would change, except we'd be in charge of our own destiny, not Lord Snooty Cameron and his Lib Dem bed partners.

 

[nicro3]

The question of currency is still a tricky one. British servicemen and women swear an oath to the Queen who would the Scots army swear to King Salmond? or would he be El presidento

 

[CES]

we'd all still watch Corrie

You speak for yourself Colin! lol

 

[Guest123]

The question of currency is still a tricky one. British servicemen and women swear an oath to the Queen who would the Scots army swear to King Salmond? or would he be El presidento

We'd still have the Queen as head of state, just like the rest of the commonwealth

 

[nicro3]

Armies within the commonwealth, unless they are are a protectorate do not swear an oath of alligence to her Majesty.

 

[stevetheplumber]

im in favour of devolution i want to devolve london and thesouth east draw a line fom the bottom of the wash to the far side of the new forest

 

[Dotty]

im in favour of devolution i want to devolve london and thesouth east draw a line fom the bottom of the wash to the far side of the new forest

Not sure about that. That'd make me an expat.

But then I guess I am one anyway!