I mean, what's the bloody point? Why pretend to declare your independence only to chain yourself to a coin with a British snout on it and simultaneously beg to become a colony of Angela Merkel's Fifth Reich, aka the European Union?
I realize that, as an American and an economist, I carry into this debate a double dollop of disrespect from Scottish readers. But, with thousands of miles of salt water separating me equally from London and Edinburgh, I think I can see clearly what you miss from having your head inside the fish bowl.
There are two overwhelming and undeniable advantages for Scotland to declare its sovereign independence: to end both Scotland's damaging enchainment to the British pound and the debilitating tyranny of European Union membership.
Yet, weirdly, inexplicably and inexcusably, Alex Salmond promises to throw away the two most valuable benefits of national self-determination.…Scotland Should Declare Its Independence From Alex Salmond
Greg Palast
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Lovely piece. Spot on.
However I do wish people would learn their geography. There is a significant chunk of England north of Hadrian's Wall before you get to Scotland.
The Border is between Berwick and Gretna has been in place since 1237.
Scotland is north of The Border.
“Why pretend to declare your independence only to chain yourself to a coin with a British snout on it…”. There’s a very simple reason, as follows.
Scottish Nationalist politicians get their daily emotional thrill from complaining about “Westminister”. I.e. SNP politicians seek victimhood and masochism with about the same enthusiasm as Muslims. So if Scotland were TOTALLY INDEPENDENT from England, they would’nt get their daily emotional thrill.
But apart from that character weakness in some Scots, I have plenty of respect for most of them.
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