I like the notion of buying the components on the internet and building the satellite at home. There is just the small matter of building a clean room for the building activity.
Sad ending of a great empire
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I like the notion of buying the components on the internet and building the satellite at home. There is just the small matter of building a clean room for the building activity.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Anyone else watch the debate last night didn't make for nice watching and we didn't get a answer on the currency Union!!
What currency will a independent Scotland use?? Plus what's the plan B!! Lol
40 days and counting till referendum
What currency will a independent Scotland use?? Plus what's the plan B!! Lol
40 days and counting till referendum
solarz
Brigadier
Do they even have a plan A? lol
HMS Astute
Junior Member
Scotland does not want to join the NATO. This is one of the reasons why it wants to get an independent from the UK which has actively and massively involved in NATO led conflicts.
No, as i have mentioned above.
Yes, it's foreign policy would be similar to Switzerland's. Scottish people do not appreciate the fact that Trident D5 nuclear systems are placed in the Scottish water.
North Sea oil revenues are shrinking as we know it, and another problem with Scotland is that it has much bigger ageing population who live on welfares, pensions and other various supports from the government. As it has lower working age population, i doubt the Scottish government would receive sufficient money from tax, national insurance, and others. Moreover, Scotland is a less attractive country, therefore it doesn't get enough young immigrants from other countries as it needs. Even the university students and young professionals from Scotland are flocking to London everyday in order to seek a better life. So, it is quite risky for an independent Scotland in the long term too.
I concur.
There is no plan B, C, D, or E, but the plan A is to become and independent Scotland and keep the £ (that belongs to the UK) as national currency LOL.
HMS Astute
Junior Member
The leader of this Scottish Nationalist Party is such an embarrassment for not only Scotland, but the Scottish people who are fond of him. I wonder how he is going to lead his country when he can't even come up with very basic plans for the future of his country. First off, Scotland does not have it's own Scottish central bank as the UK has. In the emergency situation, the Scottish companies and banks would be in serious troubles as they would not be able to get the bailouts from their own central bank. BAE Systems has already warned that the shipbuilding yards in Scotland would be closed if they voted yes, and even the Royal Bank of Scotland is considering to relocate it's HQ in London. It is surprising that although he has been explained countless times about the currency union and how it works, he still wants to keep the common currency "£" as the national currency of the independent Scotland. It is not really an independent innit? The same term applies to the Eurozone members too.
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solarz
Brigadier
That's not a plan though, that's just the goal. A plan would involve details of how they would go about doing that.
HMS Astute
Junior Member
solarz
Brigadier
But, they don't have any plan, though.
That's what I was asking, lol.
These Scottish separatists sound a lot like our Quebec separatists.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
I agree and Alex Salmond aside who really is bad PR let's look at this
I don't really buy this whole currency thing it's very typical of England to keep threatening Scotland by saying "you can't afford independence you can't afford this you can't afford that" put it this way if Scotland can't afford independence then no country in the world can afford independence
I am not in favour of SNP or Alex Salmond but question is this why keep asking us if we can afford independence can England afford to losses Scotland?? Look at the £ it's linked to the oil $ if Scotland goes independence then the English £ will also losse a few % meaning all the interest rates and taxation will be effected can England afford that?
If tiny little Gibraltar can afford its own £ then why can't Scotland
Scotland is strong it's got a history it's got a track record in Science and Technology and inventions the list is endless and we are still doing it
And I disagree on your work figures About 600,000 Scots work in England but 400,000 English also work and live in Scotland it's by no means a one way street
You have to see past Alex Salomd If England keeps threatening Scotland with this European membership, the pensions the £ and rest of the things the Scottish nature is just simpy to rebel and show the middle finger
England is playing like a immature child "oh you can't have the £ that's ours"
When a couple divorce both sides looses out not just one if one side keeps saying you can't leave cus your too poor or can't afford then definitely some people will vote yes just to show the England back it's a dangerous game Mr Darling is playing