Scottish Independance

David Cameron has told the UK it has seven months to save the UK. I have to be honest and say I am not sure the UK wants to be saved. 

David Cameron

There is a grinding apathy in the area I live (quite close to the border) that the Scots will do as they please and on the whole don't give a jot either way. 

I must admit it would be funny if the "YES" vote won and then we slapped a ban on workers entering England from Scotland (as we did with Bulgaria and Romania.) on the basis they are a new EU country and we don't want to swamped with all these ginger refugees (social stereotype and racist probably)

There are several questions that I would be asking myself if I were going to vote in the referendum

• Do I want to be free of Westminster government
• Can an independent Scotland exist as securely (in a mostly financial context)

That is really it. There are many more questions of course. Like is the SNP vision of Scotland the one that should go forward? 
In my previous posting an interview with Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle he remarked that Scotland should vote for independence so that it can become the socialist nation it believes it is - the only downside is that it is ruled by the SNP which are a centre right party.

Alex Salmond

Perhaps Scots should consider that the act of union was signed because, 300 years ago, colonies were the route to financial prosperity and the Scottish government attempt literally disappeared with out trace taking almost the entire Scottish fortune with it. So they joined forces with                                      the English. 

So the act of union was signed for the economic prosperity of the nation. Are the Scots sure they would be better off without it?

As for the second point it probably can in the short term with what is left of the oil. Many analysts believe the SNP are overplaying the hand oil gives them, even so with new extraction techniques becoming available it is fair to say that the input will still be substantial. 

What happens when it dries up? and how long will that be? what happens next? These are questions that can justifiably be left to ask after gaining independence and would be no different from any other country that relies on it's oil for it's prosperity.

Just what sort of Independence does the SNP want if it wishes to keep the pound sterling? As I said before it will just have a sort of further devolution, where he (Alex Salmond) can raise taxes and borrowing but be constrained by Westminster (still) that would by nature of size always favour England (Wales doesn't count in this argument - it is so financially dependant on Westminster that it could never go it alone).

But even this argument is one that can be left until later. The two key questions are as above and everything else is detail. 

The Devil lies therein mind you!