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Originally Posted by Sparkle
They all say that at the time, they even said the same thing about the American colonies when they wanted independence, also the same with many commonwealth countries really. Go to Ireland and ask how many want to be back under British rule. Don't kid yourself, noone wants to be back under British rule. Its not because English people are unscrupulous and unsavory, rather its just that people are fed up with the incompetence of the British government - and for good reason.
If Scotland is such a drain on the British economy (as so many south of the border love to remind us at every opportunity) then those concerned should be glad to see the Scots leave.
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They will be and they'll be mightily upset by the lengths to which their elected representatives seem willing to go to keep them in the 'union'. The English certainly don't have the monopoly on bad/inept govt. and it's ironic that 2 of the most inept PM's in recent times have been Scottish. Whatever happens now it'll be interesting to see how well or poorly Scotland's new govt. performs and whether they represent any improvement over typical 'British' govt.