Is England not shitting itself Scotland becomes independent cos then they will have the tories FOREVER

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Its a thought isnt it....

DC must be rubbing his hands, get rid of those bloody labour voters in Scotland and we;ll be in gov forever!!!!

I actually think, if Labour get their act in gear they can be our first government. Scotland are/were a labour strong hold. All our big hitting MPs will come back unemployed from Westminster and we will actually have some decent candidates to choose from.

Show me something Better Together have published that is actually factually correct, as in will actually happen after a yes vote, and I will happily withdraw my previous statement

What a lame op trying hard to be provocative.but merely looking thick

Show me a Yes campaign one!

It's all guesswork.

Exactly, better together = status quo

I'm ready for a change

Actually I can give you one- DH's firm are leaving in the case of a Yes vote.

I think it's too much of a gamble.

My firm are investing in Scotland, and are openly backing a Yes vote. This is a Fste 100 company.

It's narrow minded to say all business will run.

It's narrow minded to say that they all will stay and they all will profit, which let's face it, is the important thing.

.... We could do this all night.

GlaikitFizzog - what's the name of the FTSE100 company backing a yes vote?

www.theguardian.com/business/2012/feb/29/scottish-independence-weir-group

Weir Group and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) have come out for No, we are Better Together Darling camp.

I haven't heard of a FTSE 100 coming out in favour of yes.

www.theguardian.com/business/2012/feb/29/scottish-independence-weir-group

There's only 6 FTSE 100 up here, aren't there? RBS, Weir, Aggreko, Cairn Energy, Standard Life.... what's the other one?

That article is two years old, and doesn't say they'll leave. With the oil industry expansion, Weir aren't likely to shut up shop.

Ok, I may have misunderstood what I read a month or so ago. The company hasn't but our former CEO has. My mistake, I take it back.

We aren't any of those companies, we are a uk wide company, not soley Scottish, but if you think I'm telling you who I work for, nah! Not outing myself like that.

I for one would not fear for my job in the event of a yes vote

Weir apparently supported Cable in June 2013, more recently, Old Lady.

'The Weir Group, one of the world’s leading engineering firms, yesterday praised the report and said its business benefits from the UK’s single market.'

Normally I have great respect for Cable.

theborg

the White Paper: 255. Will independence mean that Scottish people require a passport to travel to England?

No. Just as no one from the UK needs a passport to travel to Ireland now, there will be free movement across the border between Scotland and England.

The Common Travel Area has existed since the 1920s and currently allows freedom of movement for nationals of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. It will be in the interests of all partners for an independent Scotland to remain in the Common Travel Area.

However, there's an issue with the Schengen agreement and the rest of the EU member states over the borders. The majority would have to agree that Scotland could opt out from Schengen and join the EU to ensure no border controls.

Theborg, if you believe Better Together, the borders will be totally closed, a wall built and patrolled 24/7 by the SAS and ravening werewolves. I don't believe them.

Oldlady, been howling at the moon recently??

Independence Day would be 24 March 2016. I am not sure how quickly you'd start seeing changes. Maybe by the next new tax year?

Indepence Day will be 24 March 2016.

Are you that confident, OldLady?!

X post. Howling? Me? No, just my pet werewolf.