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Originally Posted by Taf
It's a way to pull out prime forces (and destroy local economies based on their local deployment) from a country that wants independence from Westminster.
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Ahem. Don't believe everything you read in the papers. The majority of Scots are quite happy to remain part of the UK.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ecord-low.html
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The YouGov survey shows only 27 per cent of Scots would support independence in a referendum compared to 55 per cent who are opposed.
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It does however show that in an independent Scotland we wouldn't be able to sustain any meaningful armed forces. Trident would be binned leaving a couple of large naval bases empty and generally Alex Salmond would have to find even more money in his magic biscuit tin.