Is Scottish independence a 'good or bad' thing?

Ive seen a definite increase and the stats back it up,but I wouldn't go as far as saying its rife unless he's been on the receiving end if it. And it's hard to define rife.

nationslism breeds mistrust and resentment. Combine that with a depressed economy and you're onto a loser. History shows us that.

As you couldn't substantiate your claim about English MPs / Salmond, you have now turned it into a matter of Scottish MPs / English tuition fees.

Let me point out to you: It was Scottish MPs of the anti-Independence Axis that voted for English tuition fees. As you know SNP MPs DO NOT VOTE on English matters.

If I'm right MS you live in Edinburgh. There and in central Glasgow you're less likely to find Anglophobes because these places have more English based there. It's when you go into places like Fife and beyond, or even just mid Lothian, that it changes.

If you did a national poll asking 'Are English people arrogant?', it would return more than half saying yes.


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M
idlander. There's mongs everywhere . My concern is it seems to be on a slight increase here. I don't know if its navel gazing due to the economy or a by product

It doesn't seem to be anything new where I am-at least, my girlfriend from Aberdeenshire doesn't think it is where she is either.

A lot of cities in England are being devolved more power from central government (including my own)-announced by Clegg very recently.

I know. Wouldn't it be nice if everybody though out the uk had the same democratic representation? Although I still think it would be farer to have it broken up in line of population sizes of say 5 million. Not too sure about city's as its just strengthening councils. Although I'd have been happier to have seen that in the first place.

The EU election regions would be a good starting point for creating English regional assemblies. The problem is getting support for the idea. Most of those regions have little cultural significance, and generally English people aren't too keen on dividing England in that way (yes there are English nationalists, who are probably more irritating than Scottish and Welsh ones).

Another option is to just have 3 regions in England, North, South and London. That way at least no one region/country would have an overall majority even if North and South England are much bigger than the rest. The border between North and South would be controversial wherever you put it though.

I'm astounded that someone from Leamington has ignored the existence of the Midlands.

Yeah that's because I'm not from Leamington, I just live here (here in the North that is ).

Obviously I'm actually a southerner.

Yeah that's because I'm not from Leamington, I just live here (here in the North that is ).

Obviously I'm actually a southerner.

He's talking utter utter ****e. Wonder how often he visits Scotland?

He says he is studying in Scotland but his comment "Anglophobia is rife in Scotland" is most certainly not true.

The EU election regions would be a good starting point for creating English regional assemblies. The problem is getting support for the idea. Most of those regions have little cultural significance, and generally English people aren't too keen on dividing England in that way (yes there are English nationalists, who are probably more irritating than Scottish and Welsh ones).

Another option is to just have 3 regions in England, North, South and London. That way at least no one region/country would have an overall majority even if North and South England are much bigger than the rest. The border between North and South would be controversial wherever you put it though.

Believe it or not those quotes came from an ardent supporter of the 'anti Independence Axis' in a conversation about the then upcoming 6 Nations.

even unionist Scots I know still say outrageous things like all English people should be ashamed of murdering Scots in the 14th century.

Anglophobia is rife in Scotland and the SNP is of course playing on those sentiments for its own agenda.

He says he is studying in Scotland but his comment "Anglophobia is rife in Scotland" is most certainly not true.

More to the point this is in St Andrews, a place with a higher % of English people than most others in Scotland.

It's contradictory to keep the perks of union when shunning a 300 year union for no reason other than spite.

IF "Anglophobia is rife in Scotland" and "even unionist Scots I know still say outrageous things", you are wrong to try to put the blame on the SNP and the Campaign for Independence.