Scottish, ex-SNP member, now living in England. I disagree that SNP would disband. They aren’t only a party who are campaigning for independence.Yes voter last time and yes voter this time round and I do believe there will be another vote. And for the people who say they think she will be in power if (when) Scotland become independent. She won’t. The SNP would disband as there would be no need for them. Certainly there would be similar parties with similar manifestos but it would give Scottish people a chance to vote for different parties they may not have been able to vote for before.
If it had been a yes vote in 2014, we’d have left the UK in March 2016 before the brexit referendum even happened. The SNP didn’t care about Europe as a Yes vote would have taken us out of the EU at the point we left the UK since Scotland was not a member in it’s own right.I voted YES in 2014 but if there were to be another vote, for as long as the SNP want to re-join Europe, I am afraid it will be a NO from our household. I just cannot understand why they do not want to be ruled by Westminster but yet are quite happy to fund the unelected Eurocrats and be ruled by them.
Edited to add, does anyone else think she will now stand down?
Um…So it never said once in a generation then? The only people who should be able to decide when we have another referendum is the Scottish people. To deny that is to deny democracy. If No voters and Union hard ons were so confident of a No again why are they not pressing on with a vote as it will kill independence for years. At least a generation
Doubtful. The ending of prescriptions was one of the things being discussed in the meeting the BBC reported on a couple of days ago.If Scotland were to leave the Union, would they be able to keep paying for free University places, free prescriptions, etc?
I don't think they've really thought that far ahead tbh ... They just want 'Independence'.If Scotland were to leave the Union, would they be able to keep paying for free University places, free prescriptions, etc?
Why wouldn't we be able to?If Scotland were to leave the Union, would they be able to keep paying for free University places, free prescriptions, etc?
Ah but haven't you heard, we're too wee, too poor and too stupid to go it aloneWhy wouldn't we be able to?
We'd vote for whatever party and the policies they put forward.
We'd keep all the money we raise and more significantly have borrowing powers.
I would imagine independence would cost money and there wouldn’t be money coming from the UK anymore so I’m thinking that something may have to give, even for a little while?Why wouldn't we be able to?
We'd vote for whatever party and the policies they put forward.
We'd keep all the money we raise and more significantly have borrowing powers.
The money doesn't come from the UK. Fs. We pay tax in Scotland. VAT, Duty, Corporation, PAYE, Inheritance. All the taxes.I would imagine independence would cost money and there wouldn’t be money coming from the UK anymore so I’m thinking that something may have to give, even for a little while?
Ireland have done ok without Britain. Look at their economy compared to the UK’sAh but haven't you heard, we're too wee, too poor and too stupid to go it alone
I didn’t say that the money comes from the UK, just that some money comes from the UK, independence is going to cost something and I was wondering if Scotland would be able to keep things like free University spaces, that’s all.The money doesn't come from the UK. Fs. We pay tax in Scotland. VAT, Duty, Corporation, PAYE, Inheritance. All the taxes.
Would you give all your money to your neighbour then hold your hands out and accept a fraction of it back?
Yeah it will cost but we will have borrowing powers and be able to have more progressive taxes which should go towards paying for the many benefits we see in Scotland.I didn’t say that the money comes from the UK, just that some money comes from the UK, independence is going to cost something and I was wondering if Scotland would be able to keep things like free University spaces, that’s all.
Yes for some it’s independence at any cost. Because they are convinced they are being oppressed by England.I don't think they've really thought that far ahead tbh ... They just want 'Independence'.
Considering people in Scotland who earn over 26 k pay more tax than someone earning the same in England do I don’t think the progressive taxes are progressive at all more like they are another sign of the SNP doing their worst to punish hard working people so they can use taxes for their many vanity projects . 26 k isn’t even the average wage across the U.K. any more . There’s also only about 2.4 million tax payers in Scotland yet despite paying more taxes than the rest of the U.K. the SNP still end up overspending .Yeah it will cost but we will have borrowing powers and be able to have more progressive taxes which should go towards paying for the many benefits we see in Scotland.
You are just quoting lots of SNP phrases as well as categorising English people as one. The fact is that Scotland voted for the conservatives as the 2nd biggest party at the last Scottish Government elections.For me, the EU referendum was the breaking point. We were told explicitly that the only way to stay in the EU was to stay in the UK. Well look how that has turned out!!!
And if unionists are so sure there is no appetite for independence, what's the problem with having Indyref 2??? It'll just confirm it!!!
I was an hesitant Yes in 2014. Now, I feel independence is the only way forward for Scotland.
The Tory Party won't be happy till they've brought back Workhouses and brought in euthanasia for the poor, old and sick. And the Labour Party should get prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
The fact that English people were popping up on the news wanting Bawjaws back as Prime minister just confirmed to me that they're putting drugs in the English water supply.
It's obvious this is no longer a union of equals. We want different types of society. Scottish people want a more equal society and English people don't.
I'll be interested to see how Nicola takes this forward. Personally I think she won't want to get her hands dirty so she'll jump ship.
But somebody needs to do something radical!!!
You forget to mention we also have the lowest taxes in the UKConsidering people in Scotland who earn over 26 k pay more tax than someone earning the same in England do I don’t think the progressive taxes are progressive at all more like they are another sign of the SNP doing their worst to punish hard working people so they can use taxes for their many vanity projects . 26 k isn’t even the average wage across the U.K. any more . There’s also only about 2.4 million tax payers in Scotland yet despite paying more taxes than the rest of the U.K. the SNP still end up overspending .
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