The Anonymous Widower

Tories Fear Scots Will Break Away

This is the headline on a piece on the front page of The Sunday Times today.

Whether the Scots vote for independence is up to them, and I don’t care one jot, as I see advantages in both outcomes.

If the Scots leave the United Kingdom, whether we are English, Scots or Welsh, we’ll see a whole lot of tortuous and very lengthy negotiations, which will make those in Northern Ireland at the present time, seem like a couple of two year-old twins arguing over a cake.

On the other hand if they stay, we’ll avoid any hassle with lots of domestic things, like travel, banking, insurance and energy. At the present, I don’t use any companies domiciled outside of England for my basic needs, as I don’t want a foreign government interfering in my affairs.

But there’s the advantage if the Scots leave, in that the English parliament would then be able to vote for what is best for England and Wales.  We could for example move our time to that of France, Germany and most of Europe, as Scottish backwoodsmen wouldn’t be able to sink the legislation.

If Scotland breaks away, they will probably take control of their fishing industry and pictures like this one, will become more common.

Peterhead fish In London

Peterhead fish In London

I lkike good fish, but whether the EU would let them keep it from the Spanish and the Dutch is another matter.

If they did break away, that would of course, be the end of it and we wouldn’t have to have the argument again.  Unless, they wanted to rejoin, but I do think the English would have a view on that!

Scotland would probably make a go of it alone, for one of the same reasons Ireland did. There is a large diaspora, who will support the country, through thick and thin.

At the moment the English and the Scots are like a couple trapped in an unhappy marriage. Both, to kiss and make up and go for a divorce are better options than struggling on!

I do hope that both sides accept this referendum as a full and final conclusion. but I doubt they will!

 

December 29, 2013 - Posted by | World | ,

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