To think wealthy people will leave Scotland?

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..if the YES side win a referendum? Surely a lot of successful businesses and people who are wealthy/ comfortable/ have paid into a pension will not want to risk all their assets becoming worthless? Or am I missing something? Higher taxes, unknown currency, economic uncertainty, hard border, national security concerns etc

It would cost BILLIONS to set up new Government bodies (eg DVLA, Passport office, MI5, MI6, Amy Navy, RAF to name a few) so surely taxes will be much, much higher than rest of the UK?

Just to clarify I am NOT a fan of Boris but surely he will be long gone by the time Scotland actually became independent after YES vote (probably at least 10 years, just look at the BREXIT timeline).

Please don't flame me, I am just wondering what people think as I genuinely don't get how the benefits outweigh the risks.

We are just a few miles from the border and would certainly consider a move if the snp got in. They are not popular in this neck of the woods and seem unable to run a bath let alone a country. The place is a shambles and that's with access to the Westminster money pit. God help us without it! My worry is the effect on property prices if people leave in droves.
BTW we're both Scots who also think we are British.

Just keep having referendum until scotland says yes.

Then they can either join the euro or create a currency, as they won’t be able to peg the Pound, as that’s not how currency traders will operate it.

Create the institutions, create the policies for a welfare state, a scottish nhs and of course moan that westminster spent all the oil money, and now it’s just a dribble off its natural resources that goes to the scottish parliament. It won’t change the price o fuel, make anything cost less or be any more money in the kitty to help people.

The only thing it will mean is more politicians. And one thing i’ve learnt in life, that’s to be avoided at all costs.

Rather concerning is the liberal / socialist govt that has free reign. The scottish people i know would despise that.

The wealthy already have much of their wealth outside scotland….

Had enough of referendums myself. Kinda just want Snp to burn.

Said, as a Scot who has left already.

What way is Ireland? Euros would probably be good for hospitality because more countries use it surely?

Bard6817 · Today 18:00
Rather concerning is the liberal / socialist govt that has free reign. The scottish people i know would despise that.

I think you mean 'free rein'.

@Thebestwaytoscareatory
Everything you’ve said 👏

You are just not correct. I am Scottish, with an English mum who will be voting for independence. Please don’t do SNP/independence supporters a disservice. It really isn’t anything anti-English. That’s just a lazy, regurgitated argument. Kind of like the argument that all Brexiteers are racist I guess.
I too am in the higher tax band, as the tax bands were created to help those on lower incomes.

Whilst we are on the topic - I have received abuse for my Scottish accent whilst in Norwich. Which was fun.

Just curious,,,what is shambolic about Scotland? And they are ‘in’.

Is it?

The draws? The 55 grand I get paid in the financial services sector in the city of Edinburgh. The top performing UK uni my son attends - St Andrews in Fife in Scotland in case you missed it. The green spaces. The food and drink industry., etc
You’re a complete charmer, aren’t you?

Surely it would be a good thing?

being part of the EU again, guarantee enough food etc through this and why would you need raf, mi5 or mi6 or an army? Are you planning to go to war?

passport office is there not already one up there? And it’s just a basic office set up. It’s out sourced as it is, might even get a better deal.

and why would it devalue pensions?

and people with pensions are not wealthy.

and what you think holyrood is? It’s a government set up. They make decisions, more sensible ones of that more often than not. Only the English government still suppress them.

so all in all I don’t think you understand how it works.

If some of the attitudes on this thread are anything to go by, I think the Scottish people would be better off going it alone.

We really wouldn’t.

This amount of ignorance is why I get fed up with the yes movement.

It just beggars belief.

No, they don’t. Expand on bailed out please

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Funny no one had those concerns about pulling out of Afghanistan!

No, the SNP is not called nationalist … it’s the Scottish National Party. Just because the prime minister repeatedly calls it “Scottish nationalist” doesn’t make it true.
Btw, I’m not an SNP voter personally.

Public pensions are paid to the government via tax. In Scotland are they paid to Westminster who then sends the $$ back or are they paid directly to a Scottish institution?

Your account may be in a local branch of a bank, they are all very much multi national now. Will not make an iota of a difference to the majority of account holders.

What’s the draw to staying there???? Erm that it’s actually quite a nice place!!!! Never far from open space; decent quality of life; the people are also mostly lovely and friendly??? How’s that for starters? Took DS to A&E recently and he was in and out within the hour?? Free prescriptions, free bus travel depending on ages??
it might not be your cup of tea @sst1234 but have you ever actually been there?

Yet tarring everyone who would vote yes with the same brush is okay?

Well actually I have lived through a whole change of government affected shook systems and all and wasn’t that bad but then Europeans are much more efficient. You are rather ignorant of good organisational skills and robotics that could be used now. It’s not the 1980s anymore.

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Not read the entire thread but one thing that’s always struck me in Scotland is there’s no decent alternative to the SNP. I think all the major parties should stop putting up candidates and a new party the Scottish Unionist Party created as a straight up alternative.

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