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Originally Posted by Mr K
The economic argument might not matter. All about sovereignty and self determination, sound familiar? We voted to be worse off and Scotland might decide to do the same, both daft decisions, but its their choice. Almost 10 years since the last vote so the next generation is here.
Having BJ, a law breaking clown running the UK into the ground hadn't helped matters. Together we're stronger divided we're all weaker, same for Europe and the UK.
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It’s completely different, Mr K. The only handouts we got from the EU were a small part of what we had already paid in. The Scots will be in a much worse position as it is heavily reliant on the Barnett formula.
We didn’t have any additional costs of governing as we already governed ourselves. The Scots have only devolved government and will have to find the money to pay for the cost of running full government services.
Brexit has its costs for us, but the Brexit plan is to recoup and enhance revenue by trading with our new freedoms with the rest of the world. This includes agreeing new trade deals with services (our biggest source of income) included. Remainers claim that the worsened economic conditions we have at present are proof that Brexit doesn’t work. However, so far the pandemic has slowed down the implementation of the manifesto. We have not yet had the bonfire of regulations or the new style trade agreements, for example. We are still bogged down sorting out the EU’s bureaucracy. However, Scotland has no plan that iss of economic benefit in their future independent state that I can see. Certainly none that they have made public.
The only thing in common is the sovereignty issue. But that will not help the Scottish poor.
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Originally Posted by noel43
She could do what Rhodesia did Declare unilateral independence.
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In which case she couldn’t accuse Boris of lawbreaking anymore as she would be doing exactly that!