the EU have made it clear they would regard rUK's membership as a continence. and scotland to be a new entity.

This is one of those areas where any independent Scotland will want to keep any changes to a minimum or not at all. By and large there wouldn't be any change in the numbering system, it will continue to be managed in the same way as it does currently. Various laws would either be harmonised or just outright grandfathered into a new Scotland. Regardless of independence, Scotlands biggest trading partner would be the newly sized United Kingdom, SNP have already recognised it will be better for continuity and business productivity to stick to the same principals as is currently the case.

An independent Scotland is going to have enough trouble convincing two big Scottish banks to keep their HQs domeciled there....Scotlands economy relative to the size of the rest of the UK wouldn't be able to support a bank the size of RBS and HBOS. Then we are not even covering its access to the EU...as a newly created country Scotland would have to get the agreement of every EU nation to sanction their accession.

If Scotland were forced to re-apply as a separate country rather than just accepted as break away state there are rules within the EU that may allow Scotland as a new country to dodge their current UK & EU debt burden. So unlikely that would happen.. EU lawyers have already stated that Scotland would not have to reapply, no EU member vote etc and it would just be EU council who would need to rubber stamp.

They said if Scotland was forced to reapply so would the rest. Nor Westminster or EU want that.

I'll try and find the links to this info later. On 2G currently!!

That is not my understanding.

We already have enough radio spectrum interference problems between south of England and France, so it will be even worse if Scotland chose to do their own thing. I just don't see that happening at all, even if they get independence.

It would be rather interesting if a Scots Ofcom was set up, with a much smaller military use I guess gmfar more spectrum could be offered up. I still think little would change though.


I guess your not an EU lawyer

Being on 2G I can't go through all the EU website reports but here is an article that's on my bookmarks.

http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php...current-stance

IF Scotland does become an independent country, it will NOT be part of the EU. Roaming charges could apply.

It could, but since roaming charges have already been abolished for Norway and Switzerland how likely are they to reintroduce them for Scotland?

It is in the EU already and would negotiate terms from within, meanwhile the UK will be doing all it can to extract itself from the EU with a loaded refurendum backed by the Tory press.

Scotland may be better off iindependent in the EU than being part of a UK out if it.

Scotland is NOT in the EU. The UK is in the EU. It would have to negotiate its position from outside.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/soph...b_1832581.html