I think there are people who haven't really got a clue how this will work on both sides of the border.
Just as some Scots think that everything will be great once London gets out of the way, some English are thinking "Well sod you then, we'll be better off without you."
But whilst we all know the current situation isn't perfect, I do think on balance, we're better off together than standing apart.
For starters, there's little doubt that Scotland would have to join the EU and then in effect be controlled from Brussels via Germany & France. That already sounds bonkers. Why go to the trouble of saying we want to be independent then almost straight away, agree to practically hand over all your powers to Brussels? Remember, Scotland wouldn't have a veto they could use as new members of the EU.
For both, we'd see our international clout decline. There'd be no UK anymore so could we still cling onto our cherished seat on the UN security council? I doubt it. G8? I doubt it. So both countries would then be resigned to outsiders and trying to influence events in the G8 club via the EU. France & Germany would naturally retain their position.
Also, who'd own the nukes? Forget the tanks, ships and planes for a moment....who'd own the nukes? Would Scotland be a nuclear power? Whilst you could argue that perhaps we could share the heavy weaponary somehow, I doubt politically you could share nukes. I mean imagine a situation where DC had to call Salmond to check if it was OK to launch a nuke? Or vice versa.
Oil. Who'd keep the revenues? Naturally the Scots would say them since it's in Scottish waters. But then the UK as a whole has put a lot of investment money, so England could reasonably expect some return on that.
Frankly it's a mess and I just can't see how we'd each be better off apart.