There would be no divvying up of nukes, the SNP doesn't want them, and an independent Scotland would be nuclear free.
Scotland has vast natural resources, there was a study done showing that even on the worst estimates we can become more than self-sufficient in renewables, so we can sell power to you southerners (as well as water which we definitely don't lack!)
Scotland will do just fine on its own and yes it will be tough and yes there will be cuts. But they will be our problems, our cuts.
What I really don't get is on these threads the english always say:
-but england subsidises scotland
-scots are racist and xenophobic
So why the desperation to hang on to us, and why do you care i f we end up like Greece, are too small to support ourselves etc. If we are independent that won't be your problem and you'll be able to look on smugly and say told you so.
There are more giant pandas in Scotland than tory mps. How can it be fair for us to be governed from Westminster when none of us voted for the bastards. Give us our chance at self-deternination.
As for devo max, I don't get the problem with that. Why shouldn't scots have more autonomy without independence. Why do the folks in Westminster think they are better at deciding what is best for scotlnad.
And snp have done a bloody good job. Nhs scotland is far better than the english version with none of this creeping privatisation, the school system is better, our government chose to keep education free.
Can you tell I will be voting yes :-)
As for waiting until 2014 - surely you can see that independence is a huge step and should be a head over heart decision. And yes, of course money comes into it. We are not going to vote yes unless we believe Scotland can support itself, and from all the opposing views on this thread even this seemingly simple question still needs an answer. We need to know what we are voting for and I would actually be pretty impressed if 2014 is long enough to figure out all the details.