Mibby. Depends on the form brexit takes.
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Scottish Independence
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Mibby. Depends on the form brexit takes.
Saddleworth2
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I think you are assuming immediate alignment to the EU. That probably wont happen. I would have thought first there will be some kind of transitional period where Scotland remains aligned with whats left of the UK. Probably keeping the pound under some kind of currency agreement (or not). EU will come later and then your concerns are valid. If Scotland moves to the Euro then there will be a border and all that hangs off it. It is not easy but neither is it insurmountable. We dont have the equivalent of the GFA to consider after all.Really?
So no protections of the single market or customs union will be needed?
Freedom of movement?
Sturgeon when asked yesterday literally said what leavers have said the last 3 years and you and others have totally dismissed as never going to work or be acceptable to the EU.
She said that solutions will be found that ensures no hard border is needed so that people and goods can move freely.
Fucking hypocrite she is!
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blueinsa
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Thats not how it works i think, i presume the placement of a customs border would be a requirement placed on Scotland before joining the EU.
Unless it suits.
We are about to see a time when it suits.
Unless it suits.
We are about to see a time when it suits.
I agree, for the record, that it is wrong of politicians to offer/promote one preferable solution, where many are possible.
kevin horlocks wand
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The Scottish government has published figures about how much North Sea oil revenue is attributable to Scottish waters so in the event of SCEXIT Scotland would gain an additional 1 or 2 billion into its coffers. This would only go about 10% of the way to getting rid of its large deficit but it would help. Charging rUK for using Faslane would also help and if Scotland secured EU membership with rUK out, there would be a large movement of business from London to Edinburgh.
I thought we were reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and gas and oil were now not the way forward and the uk were looking to reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels , a new green economy is the way forward . Or is that not in vogue or matter anymore ?
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blueinsa
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I thought we were reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and gas and oil were now not the way forward and the uk were looking to reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels , a new green economy is the way forward . Or is that not in vogue or matter anymore ?
We could power the country off the hot air and rhetoric that the SNP spout never mind the oil!
kevin horlocks wand
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We could power the country off the hot air and rhetoric that the SNP spout never mind the oil!
Dragging Scotland out of the eu against its will
Boris Johnson does not speak for the people of Scotland
The people of Scotland blah blAh blah blah
Scotland Have your referendum and I hope independence wins.
Saddleworth2
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Scotland also leads the way on renewable energy ;-)I thought we were reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and gas and oil were now not the way forward and the uk were looking to reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels , a new green economy is the way forward . Or is that not in vogue or matter anymore ?
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Scotland also leads the way on renewable energy ;-)
The UK does tbf of which you are a part ;-)
Saddleworth2
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Not quite correct mate. The UK managed 33% renewable in 2018. Scotland just short of 75%.The UK does tbf of which you are a part ;-)
From wiki:
The production of renewable energy in Scotland is an issue that has come to the fore in technical, economic, and political terms during the opening years of the 21st century.[1] The natural resource base for renewable energy is extraordinary by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind, wave, and tide.
At the start of 2019, Scotland had 11.0 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable electricity capacity[2]. Renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 26,708 GWh in 2018, making up 74% of gross electricity consumption.[3] Scottish renewable generation makes up approximately 25% of total UK renewable generation.[4][5] In 2015, Scotland exported over 28.9 per cent of generation.[6]
Not a bad asset to have.