Is it just me, or does anyone else find Longshanks' and the Pirate's arguments against independence to revolve exclusively round these three concepts ?
Lots of other countries Scotland's size or smaller, with considerably fewer natural advantages, seem to manage their own affairs.
Do you really believe Scotland is incapable of doing the same ?
Fortunately it is just you and a minority of people that still think it's better to have an independent Scotland. There has never been any debate whether Scotland could exist on its own, it's all a matter of whether people genuinely prefer to go it alone and break away from a place they have regarded as home all their lives. The vast majority of the people in this island (UK) see themselves as part of one nation, with friends are relatives in all its corners, no separating boundaries. There may be problems, things that aren't perfect, but the British are a tolerant lot who generally look on the brighter side of life. Most people are reasonably content with the status quo. It's always been just a minority who moan and whinge and agitate and blame others for their malcontent.
PentlandPirate II wrote:The vast majority of the people in this island (UK) see themselves as part of one nation, with friends are relatives in all its corners, no separating boundaries.
The Scots don't.
In the 2011 census when asked if they regarded themselves as 'Scottish only', 'Scottish and British' or 'British' 62% of Scottish people said that they considered themsleves "Scottish only".
