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[quote][i]Originally posted by Steve[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by rustyarchs[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Pop[/i] rustyarchs - you know which side of the fence I sit on, as being in England we would be worse off at the moment without Scotland in the UK, that's a fact. I'm still to be convinced that Scotland will be better off independent though. In my opinion what doesn't help is Salmond and Sturgeon being the main face of it on the Scottish side. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of people that don't like those in Westminster, I just feel it would be an easier sell to the Scottish if they weren't fronting it. I was reading an interesting article on the Telegraph website today - [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/10664563/The-true-costs-of-Scottish-independence-How-it-will-affect-your-money.html]Click for Telegraph article[/url] I acknowledge that there is bias and scaremongering in there; however, much of what is covered off could become reality and I don't think that can be ignored. [quote][i]Originally posted by rustyarchs[/i]Will i just quote my previous reply's on the economy our GDP on our lower unemployment, maybe some of my previous statment's about being energy rich about our cash subsidies! about being able to control our own finances and our own rules cos mate if you missed all that and i think I started on page 2 then what hope should I have that you will read it now? [/quote] Everything hinges on what will happen with the currency. Is it in the UK's best interests to have a money union - yes. Is it guaranteed - no. At the moment Scotland is energy rich, that is a given. If no monetary union is setup then we know you can still use the pound, but at this point you will not be controlling your own finances. There would be major upheaval of your monetary system as you would have to self regulate and with that comes massive costs and instability in the market. With so much (9/10 customers) pension and investment income actually coming from outside of Scotland, not to mention savings in Scottish Banks, you can't ignore the very real prospect that many would opt to move to a more stable economy in the UK. Of course the UK economy will be less stable if the union wasn't agreed, but it would be more stable than Scotlands. There is no way that Westminster will answer all the questions needed before September and so a lot of this is guesswork. There will be a lot of businesses starting to put contingency plans in place should a Yes vote mean no union and that would concern me personally. [Edited on 27-02-2014 by Pop] [/quote] I like it when you post, always good sensible valid input and i agree with a lot of it :thumbs: i agree the monetary union is the shakey bit and as iv said i think its in the best interests of everybody to go ahead with one! although my resolve isn't quite as solid as it once was :lol: il have a read at the article later :thumbs: [/quote] You like it when he posts because its agreeing with you about being independent :lol: [/quote]
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