Scottish independence
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It's normal for people to underestimate the knowledge base in Scotland. Since the 70's we've been testing renewable energy and it's getting there. The thinking up here is we'll be able to sell the oil (we might not actually have to use it) to build a sustainable future. Sustainable in a number of ways.
One thing is guaranteed, wind power, sea power etc will be more than enough to power Scotland given time.
The oil is used to build that infrastructure, so we can sell oil when the price is suitable and sit on it if we decide to.
What happens if a no vote goes through? Well all the oil contracts get signed the day after and it goes to the deficit to keep the powers that be ripping through other countries natural resources.
Resources that we have in plentiful supply. Things like water.
Sure London has a very cool scene, but the Commonwealth games have just given us an idea of what a multicultural society in places like Glasgow would look like.
We've got the Universities to compete with anyone. We've got space for expansion.
What we also have is a lot of people promoting Yes and it makes for a new generation of politicians to come through in Scotland, better politicians than Boris Johnson and David Cameron, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
We can potentially tailor our education system, NHS system to be far more efficient than it is now. That's not gonna happen otherwise, it's gonna be slash and burn otherwise.
The currency has already been devalued by the sale of the gold, which was an enormous mistake. You lend money based on credit. Credit is determined by assets a major one being gold. If anything puts the currency at risk it's that.
While England has been worrying about Salmond, the clever/creative minds up here have got deeply involved in a lot of the issues and this next generation has a new chance to really look at things like education and completely begin to rip up the rule book on that one.
We can begin to look at where the future lies, and if the knowledge base gets educated in Scotland and moves to England, what happens when they begin to move back if England votes to leave the EU? What happens if Scotland turns around and legalises Marijuana. What happens if the green party actually take over government in Scotland. What happens if people from England get educated in Scotland and stay because it's a multi-cultural society with a cool scene, with good jobs and living conditions.
scottish people will invite business in, we'll bring in good minds from around the world. Don't blame us for the mess the economy is in.
Believe what you like in the media. I can see this is already transferring from media to people, without looking into it in nearly enough detail. The banks made the mess and were allowed to do so, from government deregulation.
Scandinavia they actually put the right people in jail. What did westminster do, bailed them out and let them continue as if nothing had happened.
It might actually suit business power and Cameron to turn the blame on the scots for a vote they've been given.
What would be the point in a vote if we weren't allowed to vote in the way we were? Because some look thinks that the scottish people aren't educated enough to vote? Well it's multiple coice and it's not so hard. The geeks have unravelled the truth up here and the message has got out and shared. We probably know a hell of a lot more about how the country works than the average person in England. This is change. Crazy change, radical change maybe, but i doubt it will be.
Rather than you guys letting us borrow a currency we invented, a banking system that worked and was hijaked, we'll use it until we can set up our own. If that's the euro, if that's our own currency then fine but like i said the pound without Scotland is on a shaky pedestal with the sale of the gold so it's quite bizarre such a big deal about it being made.
It is however a metaphor for the attitude of Westminster to think it would be ok for people within it's own country to think they should not have one because they say so.
- Good luck getting that "guaranteed" energy of yours finished in time without the UK http://www.theguardi…sem
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