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[Old git]

You had your independence vote two years ago, and opinions have barely changed since:

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/09/01...geon-scotland/

Your best chance of independence lies in allowing the English to vote as well, as there's plenty who would like to kick out their endlessly whinging, ungrateful neighbours.

But what then? The Spanish would firmly veto Scottish membership of the EU (if it's still there..) because they can't contemplate a precedence for Basque or Catalan independence; and even then your finances wouldn't allow you to join the eurozone until you'd worn the mother of all hair shirts for several years.

If you tried to carry on using pounds, you'd run out of cash to pay the wages of public servants within days, and the same thing would happen if you attempted to 'do a Montenegro' and piggy back the euro - Scottish tax revenues are miles adrift of Scottish spending.

Still, you could always start minting new Scottish Bawbees - and watch hyperinflation take hold..

[RonanTheBarbarian]

I think in general that a lot of Brits seem to have an overly optimistic view of how well they are placed for the negotiations on Brexit.

Here is an article by a European in the Guardian that certainly doesnt sugarcoat it, entitled "Britain, Get real, Brexit means whatever the EU says it means":

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-eu-pound-euro


Here is an extract:

"As for “punishing” the UK, the EU has far too much on its plate to indulge in punitive expeditions. It will defend its national and continental interests with as much vigour as Britain will. And, since the EU is more than seven times bigger, it will impose its will".

[latintopxxx]

...oh stop being totally silly...the english are just about the only Europeans that can actually think, that have original thoughts...thats why democracy was born there....if I could i would be reincarnated as an english scally .....or failing that american trailer trash....they both turn me on soooo much....and i've had the pleasure of sampling as well....

[homeseeker]

A well known investor ( Jim Rogers)has opined that sterling will fall to under $1. It may be a few years but there is no chance of any other scenario. Scotland will leave and take its' oil with it.
The city of london will be destroyed by financial services companies leaving in droves.
Great Britain is rapidly becoming little england; and its all because the majority of those who voted for brexit are losers and half-wits and were persuaded by lies et al...
What a disaster!

[frequent]

Scotland will leave and take its' oil with it.

Thank christ for that. Will they be taking their irrelevant apostrophes with them?

[scottish-guy]

..Scotland will leave and take its' oil with it...

Thank christ for that....

Christ should have a capital C - unlike cunt, a noun which I invite you to apply to yourself with or without a capital letter.