Wee Eck is even more unhinged than I thought

Agreed. There will be a honeymoon period for a few years whilst the SNP hands out it's bribes to the YES voters, I'd hate to see them go the way of Greece but it will happen. The rest of the UK can't possibly risk monetary union if it means we would be liable to bail them out.

 

Just read this comment on the BBC's website regarding "Chancellor George Osborne has said a vote for Scottish independence would mean walking away from the pound":

 

Yes, but they wouldn't have any trouble having lots of the currency. All they have to do is to nationalise the Forestry Commission in Scotland!

 

It is strange, I can't reconcile it either. Surely they aren't putting aside their own party interests ahead of the common good for all the UK? I can understand why Labour are backing Alistair Darling and the NO vote but what's in it for the Tories?

 

Well, now George Osborne as Chancellor and all three major political parties are saying that there will be no negotiations about sharing the Pound as it will not be shared. That leaves the SNP will the choice of either inventing their own currency and all the problems that will involve or going for the Euro which the EU is not all that keen on. The SNP are taking the line that it's all a bluff and bullying by Westminster but they know that it's not. They're going to have to come up with a convincing plan on what and how they are going to manage their finances as a separate foreign country. It will mean economic chaos for them as in trying to establish a new currency they will have a very painful cost of living rise for the general public and they will have to back the Banks left in the country somehow otherwise the global financial market will not go near them.

 

Well, it appears that the SNP is saying that there is no Plan "B" and that they will negotiate with Westminster about sharing the Pound should Scotland decide to become independent. That appears to be a very weak hand to have as they have no powers to force Westminster to agree to a shared Pound

 

Scrungee, where did you get the notion that Finance Ministers are supposed to know maths?

 

Salmond.


Can't believe his diatribes. 'I'll take apart the finance ministers argument, point by point'... Saying the EU President's comment of 'extremely difficult if not impossible' for Scotland to join the EU was preposterous... I'm pretty sure the President would have an inkling about it. I'm also pretty sure cameron has had words and done a deal in light of the UK's own mumblings about a referendum!