Scottish Independence

las.All the major banks have said they'll move to England/London if independence is gained, resulting in an estimated loss of 100,000 finance jobs for scots.

No. Could this be crippling for their economy? Of course. But stating a loss of 100 000 jobs in finance is complete bollocks. 100 000 is the entire finance industry of Scotland. RBS and Lloyds are only moving their 'legal' headquarters to London so they can have of support of the BoE. Anyway, those two banks have done what the square-mile wants for the last few decades anyway so it won't even make that much of a difference. Their biggest concern is, assuming they stay on the pound, having no control of their monetary system and no central bank. At work we're seeing billions poor out of the UK in the fastest rate since the GFC. That's what is worrying. Everybody in risk is working overtime with volatility and crap trying to predict the effects.

Actually watched the entire BBC broadcast so far.

I'm seriously questioning what I'm sometimes doing with my life.

Way to go Scotland, your ancestors are rolling in their graves for opportunity you just missed.

Fucking Rangers supporters...


But seriously, hey, I'm not surprised - I am surprised it wasn't as close as it could have been, but eh.. still a pretty big deal to have that much of the country be accepting of independence.

I would have loved to see how Scotland would fair on it's own, and I think it would have been great for them, but the status quo isn't particularly awful either, and the more progressive English are probably breathing a massive sigh of relief at this point what with keeping the much more liberal scottish contingent intact.

I'm interested in seeing what new powers come of this verdict, and how Scotland will benefit. My hopes it's more than just an extra 500$ a year for citizens or something pathetic.

DingoSeanFucking Rangers supporters...


But seriously, hey, I'm not surprised - I am surprised it wasn't as close as it could have been, but eh.. still a pretty big deal to have that much of the country be accepting of independence.

I would have loved to see how Scotland would fair on it's own, and I think it would have been great for them, but the status quo isn't particularly awful either, and the more progressive English are probably breathing a massive sigh of relief at this point what with keeping the much more liberal scottish contingent intact.

I'm interested in seeing what new powers come of this verdict, and how Scotland will benefit. My hopes it's more than just an extra 500$ a year for citizens or something pathetic.

I'm sure the Welsh are interested too, considering that the average Scot has a higher income and already receives about 1500 quid more than the average welshman. Oh and i'm pleased cooler heads prevailed, I think in the long run independence would have hurt Scotland just like a kid running away, at some point its not fun anymore.

brokebutitsworthitI'm sure the Welsh are interested too, considering that the average Scot has a higher income and already receives about 1500 quid more than the average welshman. Oh and i'm pleased cooler heads prevailed, I think in the long run independence would have hurt Scotland just like a kid running away, at some point its not fun anymore.

I get a feeling this is going to bring more autonomy than anything, and hopefully a better distribution of income. The UK has a ton of wealth, but it's all in London, and it's not being spread out to the other areas of the country very well (sounds familiar..) Not to mention the huge parcels of land that are being unused and are still owned by decedents of nobility and shit... In some ways this was a referendum on inequality.

I honestly feel like Scotland would have done great on it's own, and I have a lot of faith that they would have been well off, but retaining the status quo as far as stability is concerned isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Conservatives need to be voted out though... Much of the policies they are implementing are nearly as asinine as the ones happening in the USA, and that's saying something.

As a Scot living in Canada, i haven't really been following the media too much but as far as i can gather, all the people on my facebook that are intelligent are voting no and all the people that were wasters or the type of kid with "the weight of the world on their shoulders" wants yes.

Im fucking glad it was a No vote. Let the good times continue to roll.

~~~~~~~~Way to go Scotland, your ancestors are rolling in their graves for opportunity you just missed.

they didn't have gigantic debts, among many other things, to worry about.

DingoSeanNot to mention the huge parcels of land that are being unused and are still owned by decedents of nobility and shit...

to be honest the vast majority of this land is farmed

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Yeah that's what I thought haha


The vote was marketed as a 'once in a generation' referendum. How do you define a generation? Well, according to the reUnited Kingdom a generation now lasts 15 years. I think it's to accurately reflect the birth patterns of Glasgow.

I think there will be another referendum in 4-5 years if the Tories and Labour don't deliver on their promises, which they are already backing up on.

What was the deal with that comment about Andy Murray? Disappointing to see a ns write something like that.

slamdunkI think there will be another referendum in 4-5 years if the Tories and Labour don't deliver on their promises, which they are already backing up on.

What was the deal with that comment about Andy Murray? Disappointing to see a ns write something like that.

If Westminster treats this like they dodged the bullet and there's nothing left in the chamber, they're sorely mistaken. If they try to screw Scotland now, they're going to get some serious backlash I'd hope.

...as for the Andy Murray comment, it was something disgusting, so disregard.