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In the event of a YES vote: England/Wales/NI must be ruthless
Scott Cheg
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If Scotland votes to exit the UK, then good luck to them. However, we should not be sending them over the horizon laden with the CD collection... Time to draw a line and if it means shafting this newly foreign country in order to help the remaining UK members, then so be it.
There's no 'pre-nup' in this divorce...
There's no 'pre-nup' in this divorce...
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Hard ball all the way.
Yes. That has pissed me off no end.
They already get more than us.
If they become independent, I would wish them all the best and hope my country does all it can to help them get off to an exciting and fresh new start.
Just as I hope they would help and support us when we in Wales get our independence
Cameron kept Devo-Max off the ballot paper as he did not want it, if they vote no its game over for them i fear.
Its about time something however was done for us IE The end of the West Lothian question in the UK parliament.
TBH, in the event of a NO vote, we should be equally ruthless.
Yes i think so too.
They would have had their say and must live with it.
I get Piss-d offf with scottish MPs in the UK parliament voting on things that affect us but not them.>:(>:(
If Labour or a Lab/Lib coalition win power at the next election they'll give them anything they want in an effort to win Scottish Labour and Lib Dem parties' seats in the new Scottish parliament.
The Conservatives won't give them anything as they have no chance up there.
Wales clearly could not afford to be independent, yet there will be people who would vote for this irrespective of it being flushed down the toilet, much of it borne from voting with a sense of patriotism and not giving any thought to the financial implications.
This is the danger for Scotland as those who just vote yes to get rid of the English who they blame for everything that has gone wrong in their lives will suddenly find they are no better off. Salmond will continue to blame Westminster, but sooner or later, most people will see through his veneer and realise he has sold them a pup.
And if a yes vote occurs it is in both sides interests to cooperate. It will cost us enough to split anyway so trying to save money makes sense. The only reason to play hardball with Scotland is if they try to do that in the negotiations over who gets what.
Probably in the end,its just that Tony Blairs botched devolution attempt that annoys me about the scots issue,but thats not entirely their fault apart from a few scottish Labour MPs up there.
Its just the right wingers moaning and some English folk who hate the idea of the Scotland leaving this shithole behind to moan amongst ourselves.
I fully support the Scottish whatever they choose and I`ll respect their choice either way. Though If I was in their position today I would be voting yes.
That would be rather silly, as they are clearly entitled to their fair share of UK assets.
Surely some mistake.:D:D
They are also entitled to their fair share of UK debts.
Please don't edit the posts of others. It's very naughty.
I also hope they get into the EU as quickly as possible. As then we know the EU can take care of them, rather than us.
Even though I am hoping they will get in the EU quickly, I can see this taking a number of years. Unfortunately. Still, I remain in hope that I am wrong about this.
Indeed. That wasn't the point at issue though.
And - what have you done about it?
Have you contacted the London Headquarters of Labour, Conservative and Lib-Dem parties....................................................because they're the ones calling the shots - they're the ones using their Scottish based MPs in votes on English matters.
They are entitled to nothing. If they vote yes, they decide to leave the UK. At best they should get eight percent which is equivalent to their share of the UK population. Anyway Salmond has already said that the debt is the Uk debt, not Scotland's.
I hope to God the UK politicians stand firm and remember they hold all of the cards in this.
If it is a No vote I hope that devo max gets voted down. The Scots have spent too much time insulting the rest of us in the Uk to expect any special treatment.
Bitter wee person..........................much?
Absolutely agree.
I shall be writing to my English MP to ask him to vote against it.