Scotch Independence - the countdown

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Should Scotland be an Independent Country?

  • Yes

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A swing for independence has the rival Yes and No campaigns neck and neck ahead of next week’s Scottish referendum, the latest poll has suggested.

Among those who said they were certain to vote on September 18, support for independence and staying in the United Kingdom was tied on 41 per cent, according to new research from TNS.

That means backing for Yes is up from 38 per cent last month while support for the union is down from 46 per cent.

Tom Costley, head of TNS Scotland, said: “This poll reveals a remarkable shift in voting intentions but the signs were evident in our last couple of polls which indicated a narrowing of the No lead, especially amongst those who told us that they were certain to vote.

“It is too close to call and both sides will now be energised to make the most of the last few days of the campaign and try and persuade the undecided voters of the merits of their respective campaigns.”
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http://www.scotsman.com/news/politi...ndependence-campaigns-neck-and-neck-1-3535199
 
Of course. Considering how seriously wealthy Scotland will be with all that oil, England needs us to keep the pound or its value will collapse. They can't afford to lose us.
 
This currency argument is a ******ed distraction - how many parts of the Scottish, or Welsh, or Northern Irish economy do you think the BOE look at before deciding monetary policy?

The BOE will raise interest rates in the next year because London is over-heated - but my house in Belfast hasn't went up in value in 6 years. Why to **** should I be worried about Northern Ireland not having control over its own interest rates should the UK break up, when it currently has **** all control over its own interest rates.
 
MalteseMick said:
This currency argument is a ******ed distraction - how many parts of the Scottish, or Welsh, or Northern Irish economy do you think the BOE look at before deciding monetary policy?

The BOE will raise interest rates in the next year because London is over-heated - but my house in Belfast hasn't went up in value in 6 years. Why to **** should I be worried about Northern Ireland not having control over its own interest rates should the UK break up, when it currently has **** all control over its own interest rates.
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what a complete tit.
 
Oh and the argument that 'your mortgage payments could go up in a free floated Scottish currency' - how convenient is it that they don't mention your mortgage payments could also go down. Look at the strength of sterling compared to countries that actually have natural resource wealth, Canada and Australia - it's fallen off a cliff over the last few years due to quantitative easing. Australia digs a ton of iron out of the ground - the Brits turn up with a wad of notes to buy it - 'um, didn't you just print about 20% of that money, well we'll take 20% more of your money for our ton of iron please'.
 
MalteseMick said:
Oh and the argument that 'your mortgage payments could go up in a free floated Scottish currency' - how convenient is it that they don't mention your mortgage payments could also go down. Look at the strength of sterling compared to countries that actually have natural resource wealth, Canada and Australia - it's fallen off a cliff over the last few years due to quantitative easing. Australia digs a ton of iron out of the ground - the Brits turn up with a wad of notes to buy it - 'um, didn't you just print about 20% of that money, well we'll take 20% more of your money for our ton of iron please'.
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look, it has **** all to do with you so **** off.
 
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