1. Why not? If they are an independent country, they can apply their own duty per barrel of crude. Apply their tax up front for the unrefined product.
2. Yep.
3. Ha. What influence? Most of the world hate the English.
4. Pardon? Why would they have no control over interest rates? Are you assuming they would stick with the pound?
1) You mean like the tax the UK just implemented and the SNP kicked up a big fuss about saying it’d discourage the oil sector in Scotland?
2) Thanks for that input, the world hates the English, just like the Scots do, and therefore we influence nothing. Ever.
3) The Scots would either have to keep the Pound or join the Euro. So take your pick over who controls your interest rate, Cameron or Merkel.
Lets face it the SNP always kicks up a massive fuss when the UK cuts Scottish based defence, but if an independent Scotland constitutes its own forces they’re going to lose a whole lot more. You really think all those British army units being moved to Ex-RAF bases in Scotland will stay to keep Salmond happy? Or the 10000 people supported by Faslane that Salmond wants gone? Will the UK really pay for ships built on the Clyde when there are English shipyards that haven’t decided the UK isnt worth the time?
I’d almost support independence if only to see how long it takes for the Scots to realise they’re worse off alone, and their irrational hatred of us south of the border was the real reason they voted yes. Fortunately I think most people in Scotland are too sensible for that crap.
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