So I'm from brighton but studying in Glasgow in September since I want to be closer to my dads family (Edinburgh), So I would refer myself being partly Scottish being raised by my dad etc.
Anyway, independence is a topic that comes up often in group chats etc, but without being rude I haven't come across anyone that supports independence with a decent argument that makes me reconsider my opinion?
My reasons why I'm against independence:
-UK has been successful for over 300 years, why should thatchers years and the current tory government challenge that? Obviously there's the arguement scotland votes more left than England? but 1955 it was majority tory vote? but that's only recently relative to the age of the union? so when people say get away from tory rule? I don't think that fair as things change (look at 2017 elections)
-Thinktank found that scottish economy grew by 0.6% in the last 12 months while RUK grew 1.7% (both very c**p, one clearly worse than the other)
-Scotland is going to find it tough to join the EU. Yes they have been in the EU before but that was part of the UK, its not the same economy or government, the EU commission has said it has to apply as a new state with all the other states wanting to join? It took croatia ten years? secondly I think the chances are France and Spain would Veto it given Catalonia and Brittany, it won't be in their interest to let a newly independent country join
-currency? what the f*** are we meant to use? Bank of England said no to scotland using the pound (Salmond is a cheeky boi) and so did george osbourne at the time (imagine this would stay the same). They can't join the euro right away so this is gonna a be huge economic instability?
-Businesses, on the note of currency, so investment in scotland would plummet, and business in scotland and england are most likely going to focus investment down south? and scotland is hardly gonna do an ireland and race to the bottom to get huge corporations to invest there because of scotlands due to their social policy (of which i agree with but question the funding)
-Lastly, I understand England isn't the best of friends since our population dwarfs scotland so have greater influence (perhaps not per capita thoughh?) but seriously, whats the difference to a working class Mancunian and a working class Glaswegian who both hate tories and vote left wing parties? your not alone, not everyone in england likes tory governements or brexit! (*hint* *hint*)
I understand theres some arguements, eg WMD (100% agree but saying glasgow is gonna be nuked is like saying I'm gonna win the lottery while simultaneously coming in to contact with ET and and clone of Steven Spielberg) and obviously scotland has a smaller voice and there needs to be a lot of progress on devolution but independence seems so radical and we do love you guys really? but I accept if you wanna leave then we should let you,
So can any scots challenge my point of view and make me have a tad of sympathy? cheers!