So, as most of you will not be aware. Today we are seeing the results of a round of voting in the UK, including voting on Scottish Parliament
Surprisingly or not, the SNP (Scottish National Party) have gained an overall majority of the seats in the Scottish house of Parliament. Within hours
of this, the media in the UK has stated, even has been responded to seriously by the Prime Minister David Cameron, the idea of Scottish independence
from the United Kingdom. This is being seriously mooted by the MSM.
They is already talk of a "referendum" on the matter, Word is, is that the SNP are now saying that this ideal and result is a mandate from the people
of Scotland. Although their election campaign did not touch on this issue, whereas the Scottish Labour Party were using it as a scare tactic in
theirs. I guess it did not work, at least for the SLP.
Should such a referendum occur, and the Scottish people decided to vote yes for an independent Scotland. Does this mean that we can then have and
What would it mean for our armed forces?
What would it mean for "British" Oil and Gas fields that were developed by British Companies, by the UK, but would then lay in "Scottish" waters?
Could Scotland survive economically with the umbilical cord to Westminster cut, and without the Billions of pounds of subsidies given by the British
government each year!?
What about their free university places?
If this happens. I say good, reinvest it back into England and Wales, and leave them to it
What would happen to their Nationality, or passports? Surely they would not be allowed to keep British Citizenship? What about membership to the
European Union? Surely they would have to demonstrate they can meet the requirements? Just as other applicant members must.
Protection under NATO? Membership of the IMF and World bank? What about the UN??? all of which they have enjoyed under the umbrella of the United
Kingdom, which they would then not be a part of.
Would they still wish to exists as a Crown protectorate, as the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands??
Should the UK Government resist this, in the face of resurgent Scottish Nationalists. If such resistance escalated could we see Scottish Regiments,
who have served with honour, distinction and loyalty to the Crown rebel against their oath to the Crown? Worst case, scaremongering scenario, civil
Indeed the SNP and people of Scotland have much to lose, and much to consider should they embark on the path to separate themselves from the UK.
In turn, so do the English. If this happened at least we would no longer have Scottish MP's voting on issues that affect England in the Houses of
Parliament, while English MPs are prohibited from voting on Scottish issues in Hollyrood.
This is more than a bad Mel Gibson film!
edit on 6/5/2011 by JakiusFogg because: Spelling and Grammar