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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
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Some interesting points at the end of the article.
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It was possible Scotland could agree to meet all the UK's demands, which would be a good result for the UK: that would prevent Scotland damaging the UK economy with more competitive taxes, or failing to help pay off British debts.
Goudie added that the onerous conditions mentioned by Balls could mean the Scottish government refusing to sign a deal, not the UK government. "That these conditions might ultimately prove unacceptable to Scotland is a different, though critical, point," he said.
Goudie said it would be "extraordinary" if the Scottish government were not secretly considering an alternative currency plan: Scottish ministers had insisted they were not doing so, citing admissions by one UK minister in the Guardian that Britain would negotiate a sterling pact.
"Failure to do so would risk either a further period of damaging uncertainty or an ill thought-out leap to an alternative without the necessary preparation," Goudie said.
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