If The Rest Of The Country Had A Vote On Scottish Independence ….

[naomi24]

…. do you think the ‘Ayes’ would have it?

[bev888]

No.

[marje]

No

[jno]

certainly not, true Englishmen would never let a colony go without a fight.

[McMouse]

No

[RATTER15]

Personally I couldnt give a hoot!

[anneasquith]

who are '' the rest of the country '' England. wales. NI. ?

[naomi24]

anneasquith, the rest of the country.

[agchristie]

'Not proven'!

[anneasquith]

Naomi,,,, do you mean the rest of the british isles ? or just England ?

[naomi24]

I mean anyone who, as well as the Scots, has a vote in a General Election, ie the rest of the country.

[whistonian]

I'm with Ratter.

[mikey4444]

No Naomi...I do not. Most people north of the border can't seem to see the point of it, so I would expect the majority to be overwhelming if everybody in the UK were allowed to vote. But it appears to be getting very close between the two camps..only a few more days to go !

[THECORBYLOON]

ANNE, the British Isles includes those in the Republic of Ireland so why should they get a vote?

[anneasquith]

corby. my point was when Naomi said '' rest of the country'' I wondered if she meant just England or the british isles. England wales and NI .

[horseshoes]

No.

[Canary42]

Scotland is never an English colony (almost the reverse in fact) as the Union took place when the reigning Scottish King became king of England too and moved his court to London.

[THECORBYLOON]

There is a big difference between the British Isles and the UK, for example Eire is outwith the UK but is part of the British Isles. You are asking about the rest of the UK and not the British Isles.

[Ric.ror]

Well is Scotland more like a principality than a country?

[New Judge]

You'd be surprised.

Many people in the rest of the UK, especially in England, are fed up to hear the Scots whinging on about their lot and about how much better off they'd be not having to share "their" oil with the rest of the nation. They are also fed up with the Scottish Assembly passing all sorts of measures which see their citizens save cash (free prescriptions, free university tuition, etc.) whilst the outrageous "Barnett formula" sees far more cash per capita allocated to the Scots than the English.

There is not much in the Union for England. If anything there should be a referendum on whether England wants to remain part of the UK. At least, for the English, independence would solve the problem of whether the majority of people in the UK should continue to be subject to ever increasing interference from Brussels/Strasbourg.

[New Judge]

Scotland is not a Principality (if for no other reason than there is not a “Prince of Scotland). Nor is it an independent nation State (or we would not be having the referendum in a couple of weeks time). Since 1707, when it joined England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain (which subsequently went on to become the United Kingdom), it has been simply an area of the UK.