Is Scottish independence a 'good or bad' thing?

If I've made 5,000+ posts on independence then I've made more than every post on this thread. On UK politics perhaps.

Yes, its fun, its helping me get a better understanding of how people percieve politics and government and their workings.

I mean, I might lose my livihood over it, but other than that its fun.

What do you mean by 'the likes of me'? I'm guessing you don't think I'm a Scot unlike someone on another thread did.

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Also I've been here six years and you've been here two and a half.
Looking at your post history the 500+ you've done in UK Politics have been exclusively Scotland related, with the vast majority being about independence.

Why would I be asking Lamont, Rennie or Davidson about currency issues. It's the SNP that are running this national embarrassment.

the SNP can say what ever they lie. I'm worried about the down side of picking a currency without any monetary union. I.e I don't want to end up like Panama using the Dollar. I want to know who's backing the currency, not just having a pegged currency.

I understand that its a complex thing for you to get your head around. But saying we'll use one currency is completely different to being backed by one.

Why are YOU asking ANY QUESTIONS if YOU are 100% sure that there will be a NO vote?

The truth is that you are scared stiff in your British Nationalist underpants that there will be a YES vote.

There is no other LOGICAL or RATIONAL reason for someone who is 100% sure of a NO vote to be spending his/her waking life on this thread.

Surely likewise...?

I think you seem to overlook 'its fun'.

And I really would like to know from the Yes campaign how they think the transition will work.

What different options do people think Scots will have for their tax, benefits, education and transport policies? How much they will cost to and how long they would take to put into practice. All that jazz.

No. I'll think you'll find that the majority of Scots want an explaination from the SNP as to how they'll achieve some rather not insignificant problems.

It has many humorous facets to it. Having to deal with over emotional navel gazers who don't understand how the world works does get a but tedious. By demolishing poorly thought out assumptions by cyberNats can get a little tedious, educating others about the ways of the world is most certainly enjoyable.

But according to YOU, the majority of Scots (70%) are voting No.

They don't want any explanations from the SNP.

They want explanations from 'NO Scotland' as to what colour of jam they will get after a No vote - Red, Blue or Yellow?

Will there be ANY more powers for the Scottish parliament after a No vote?

Will existing powers be removed after a No vote?

"cyberNats" don't post here. You don't have the guts to debate with "cyberNats" on http://wingsoverscotland.com/. You are a coward like Cameron.

From the horse's mouth: Danny Alexander is scaremongering!

Has "the MPC in the Bank of England" said that "Scotland won't he allowed a currency.union.with the UK"?

Provide a link if it has.

You're genuinely simple. As anyone with a single grain of understanding in this area knows, entering a currency union is not within the remit of the Bank of England.

The UK spent its oil wealth on public services and infrastructure, which laid the foundations for the modern British economy - not to mention keeping taxes lower and encouraging growth. It has served us well.

Alex Salmond has a masters in economics and history. While he was gaining that - and immediately after - he was a member of a republican socialist organisation so extreme in its left-wing inclinations that its members were expelled from the SNP. Frankly, I don't accept the idea that having a joint degree in economics is any indicator of prudent fiscal management.

The SNP are fiscally irresponsible, populist-driven deficit deniers who would run this country back to the 1970s. Even the Labour Party aren't as bad as them.

So YOU are admitting that the current setting of monetary policy IGNORES THE NEEDS OF SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH OF ENGLAND?

Erm no.

"cyberNats" don't post here. You don't have the guts to debate with "cyberNats" on http://wingsoverscotland.com/. You are a coward like Cameron.

I've already said I don't post on there. They ban posters who aren't on message.

You don't post there because you are a coward like Cameron and are in no position to debate with "cyberNats".

They DON'T ban posters unless the posters keep on repeating the same nonsense over and over again.

Has the SNP had any Budget Deficits in its 6 years in power in Scotland?

How much of the ONE TRILLION POUNDS PLUS UK NATIONAL DEBT has been created by the SNP?

You would prefer Johann 'something for nothing' Lamont to be First Minister of Scotland instead of Alex Salmond?

Why should we try to figure the job out ourselves?
Why do you expect to see detailed step by step instructions on how to set up an independent country?

My comment was not addressed to YOU - you jumped onto it.

I am not comparing my posts to YOUR posts. Follow the trail to understand.

You can post whatever you like but unlike you, I don't think the matter of Scottish independence is a joke.

But you don't have the guts or honesty to give a direct answer?

Put it in black and white if you do.

Because you said it would take less than 15 years from the vote. And although you didn't challenge it will cost a pretty penny, by saying the Scottish deficit won't increase you'll need substantial tax rises to pay for the new infrastructure of the state..

15 years? Eh, I don't think so.
We inherit the existing system and then we modify it to our requirements. Don't see any reason why it would be expensive and don't see why we can't make the changes we want relatively quickly. Everything required to run Scotland is already in place, somewhere in the UK. Nothing in terms of social security, etc, is starting from scratch.

But, the jobs that are currently undertaken in London or elsewhere will be moved to Scotland. We might see an increase in 5000 jobs to run the Independent civil service. It's cost-free because we were already paying for these jobs through taxation but many of them would be located elsewhere. It's win, win.