Apart from 1979, when Scotland voted for independence, but the government didn’t like that result to retrospectively changed the rules 😉

Yes from me too. It’s about self-determination, we should be able to choose our own government, good or bad.

Yes.

Alex Salmond has said there wouldn’t be another referendum while he was in power. However, regimes change….

And Kenneth Clarke has the gall to warn us against depending on oil?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/how-black-gold-was-hijacked-north-sea-oil-and-the-betrayal-of-scotland-518697.html

Don’t leave us, please! 🙁

If Scotland goes I’ll be lobbying for The North to secede. Perhaps we can bring Wales along too and form a United Republic of Everywhere In Great Britain That Isn’t Populated By Complete Gits (And Leeds).

I thoughy the English purchased Scotland fair and square after the Scots Darien disaster – do they get a refund (disinterested of Wales)

I am a proud Scot who is happy to be in the union. I feel no crisis in identity and like institutions such as the BBC. Unlike many I don’t feel downtrodden. The mere mention of Tory, London and Westminster from Salmond has many nationalists foaming at the mouth.

Salmond and many others cite the War in Iraq as an example of a government taking Scots to war against our wishes. Unlike the English who it appears were keen to go to war. Lets not forget that it was a government WE in Scotland voted for that took us to war.

I also don’t wish to consider my wifes family in England as foreigners.

I also feel a hint of pity to those that want rid of us. You would be saying goodbye to a great part of the UK. Perhaps there is a sense of jelousy hidden below a veneer of ill informed jingoistic xenophobia.

Labour took us into the iraq war based.. on a lie. Alex Salmond spoke out against the war.

Fair points athgray but don’t you fancy trying to do things better than they are now? If the undemocratic house of lords had been abolished and proportional representation been brought in then I might be more likely to keep things as they are. As it is, Westminster is never going to modernise and will continue to drift further out of step with other forward looking nations and will never represent the views of the people who live in Scotland.

I won’t ever think of England as a foreign land, we do have a lot in common after all. Hadrians Wall will remain in ruins.

I don’t disagree that the parliament in Edinburgh is a bit of a breath of fresh air in relation to Westminster. Perhaps I am being overly hopeful that changes can be made such as the adoption of PR. I still don’t personally see that Westminsters faults should be enough to drive a wedge between our countries, which is what I think can happen next year.

why, after all the years of being blamed for all your woes people get bored and fed up with it all

why? once you have been screwed over for re-entry into the EU, have your monetry policy decided in London or Brussels, you will be begging for tourists to support your rural economy

the times I have seen it come out are when somebody is trying to claim that XYZ place is wonderful and tied down by the English and usually accompanied by their own version of “jingoistic xenophobia”, the usual return comment is “if it’s so wonderful why don’t you ****-off back there”

personnally I’m agnostic on the whole issue and I think Wales could pottentially benefit when a significant part of the MoD moves south post independance. I don’t have a vote. Lots of Scots by birth don’t have a vote, lots of EU nationals do have a vote. If it’s a tight result it could be decided by non-Scots votes

TBF most of the “personality politics” are being played by the No campaign.

Don’t personally care one way or the other – i probably wont even notice the difference to be honest.

I would like to know though, how the rest of the UK can be considered a ‘rump’ when approximately only 10% of the population would be leaving?

Oh, just realised i WOULD notice the difference – we could have our daylight back! 😛

It’s quite likely that you could end up with some form of dual nationality. Check out the Irish Republic for an example of what could happen.
What part would that be? The MOD footprint north of the border is much smaller than you must believe.

big n daft
If its a tight vote it could be decided by kids

My son is 4 and my daughter is 10 months. I am sure any decision made next year will not affect them?! Do we think we made our best decisions at 16?

I’m in, where do I sign.

I do feel a bit sorry for many down south, when we go what’s it going to be like?

Sorry to everyone in England who wants Scotland to stay part of the union, but it’s time to go

most whom will be dressed like Mel on election day dragging grannies to the polls 😉