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Scots: Why Do You Think Independence Would Be Beneficial To Scotland?
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With Nicola chomping at the bit for a second Scottish Independence referendum, clearly supported by many Scots here, I’ve yet to see any of them offer a rational explanation for that support. Such a move has to be economically damaging to Scotland at the very least. For the benefit of those who cannot see the sense in it, can anyone explain it please?
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Here are 10 reasons to support Scottish independence : https://www. independents cotland.org/ articles/142 70/why-suppo rt-scottish- independence .htm Of course, the site is pro-independ ence, so hardly surprising! However, if you look at the menu on the right, they also have a similar page entitled "Why be against Scottish independence ?" And, a...
15:15 Sun 02nd Feb 2020
I suspect it's more an emotional reaction than an economic one. One can understand wanting to be an independent country, but splitting an island up into small areas is a step too far IMO. The UK is a decent size for a single nation. And isn't that different in culture from regional/local area to local area.
To answer on a lower level I too would be interested - if asked I would name annesasquith, maggiebee, JimF, steg, murraymints and Douglas as the posters I think are Scottish and at least the first 3 have suggested they are in favour of a split, steg maybe too (apologies I haven't studied you all but if asked that's what I'd list).
I'd have thought the threat of possibly joining the EU would put more people off independence than at their last referendum. I suppose there's one way of definitely finding out.
Mind you, I'm sort of biased because I don't care what they do and doubt it will affect me much either way. I am sick of their (some) whinging and a referendum may shut them up. (for a generation?)
Mind you, I'm sort of biased because I don't care what they do and doubt it will affect me much either way. I am sick of their (some) whinging and a referendum may shut them up. (for a generation?)
I'm not sure what sense there is in bringing economic arguments into the table, particularly when you have implicitly rejected economic arguments against your own position in a separate but related. The accuracy (or not) of those arguments is soon to be tested, but that's not really the point. Explain to yourself why you wanted to leave the EU, replace Brussels with Westminster, and you'll be more or less where you need to be to understand the Scottish Independence movement.
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