Scotland: Should it become its own country?

[Thomas.]

David Cameron has urged the rest of the UK to tell Scottish voters to reject independence saying he could not bear to see the country "torn apart".

He said he had chosen the Olympic Park as a venue for his speech because he wanted to send a message to people living in the rest of the UK, adding "all 63 million of us are profoundly affected" by the referendum.

"That's why this speech is addressed not to the people of Scotland, but to the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We would be deeply diminished without Scotland". "This matters to all our futures. And everyone in the UK can have a voice in this debate."

"In September, we have a chance to put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands and ensure that we always get the government we vote for."

Source: BBC News



What do you think?

[FlyingJesus]

It is a country

[-:Undertaker:-]

I do not want to see Scotland become independent. Together Britain has the most remarkable history of any country in the world: how did a wind swept island off the coast of the European continent become the largest Empire the world had ever known? A nation that developed the concept of English Liberty and Common Law from England upto present-day Britain. An Industrial Revolution, the first in the world, sparked by Scottish Britons. A monarchy that has a very close and intertwined history which resulted in the Union of the Crowns and eventually the Acts of Union. The Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the Battle of the Somme, the Boer War, Queen-Empress Victoria and the Victorian era, World War I, World War II, Churchill, the Palace of Westminster and the Westminster system of government, our nuclear deterrent built during the Cold War that is based in Scotland, the Falklands War and the Queen's Platnium Jubilee. Our poetry, our language, our foods, our drinks, our outlook in general..............

All of this, and much more we did as Britain - not as England or as Scotland. Why bring to an end the most successful nation that has ever existed?

The Churchill video with I Vow To Thee My Country always gets me nostalgic and patriotic for some reason so I will share.

Rule Britannia and I hope the Scots vote do so too in September.

[Kardan]

"And everyone in the UK can have a voice in this debate."

We may have a voice, but it's only the votes of the Scots that count, and I'm not sure my ramblings on will persuade any Scots to change their mind

I would much prefer if Scotland stayed part of the UK, but I'm not Scottish, so my opinion doesn't count for much

[dbgtz]

Not as it is currently planned for sure, the plan is an absolute mess and there is either no certainty or Salmond is essentially demanding the rest of the UK has to act in Scotland's best interest once it gains independence. The whole argument and reasoning for wanting independence is a whole load of crap too and anyone who buys into half of the arguments presented is a bit of a moron to be quite honest. I'd also rather see a federal UK (which would solve a hell of a lot of "issues" most pro-independence campaigners seem to have) before I see a broken UK.

[David]

if i vote im voting no
as much as i want to see it happen i know its a bad idea to do so

[Thomas.]

No it isnt, its part of the United Kingdom.

[-Nick]

I thought it is a country?:S


Hmm! Sent from this lovely phone

[karter]

Together Britain has the most remarkable history of any country in the world

:rolleyes: :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin::big_grin::L:L:L:L:L :L:L:L:L:L:L:L:L:L :shifty:

[Mark]

I'm a Scot and currently I'm voting no. After reading the white paper and going to numerous independence debates, the White Paper looks more of a manifesto of empty SNP promises, that's really too good to be true. I also enjoy being part of the UK, we get a good deal and it's a great country union to be a part of