ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
There will be some negotiations, I'm sure. There will be things rUK wants that Scotland has, and vice versa. Something will be hammered out as it will be in the best interests of both countries not to cut their noses off to spite their faces.
And this is what their whole argument is predicated on. Despite all three major parties saying 'There will be no currency union'. The SNP have resolutely insisted there will be, and this is Salmond's only argument as to why he has no plan B, because plan A will definitely happen despite all indicators to the contrary.
Yes, it might be a campaign tactic, but I hope it isn't. Even if it is, you have to show you have a credible alternative and be able to state it when the question is asked of you. This is why his failure to answer it and instead reference the 'anonymous' minister who said a currency union would probably happen is appallingly weak.
It's a fucking nonsense. All eggs in one basket type of gambling, and if it fails to pay off, the red faces will not compensate for the uncertainty of a tagged pound/new currency/who the fuck knows.
Cheerfully this kind of thing will sway some of those undecideds into the No camp, and the Yesperation folk will invent even more psychological rabbit holes to convince themselves that this is actually an ideal situation to be in.
As ever, very well and succinctly put Gnomes; loved your earlier Tesco store manager analogy too, very apt. I've said it before but I'll say it again: I, for one, am very glad you're here, chap.
It's also worth noting, of course, that a currency union would effectively be an underwriting of the entire Scottish finance sector (which hasn't exactly covered itself in glory these last few years), by the people (taxpayers) of the rUK, with not one penny piece of tax revenue in return, yet despite the very unambiguous statements by all three main political parties, would-be Scots Yes voters are expected to entirely ignore these realities and instead trust in the ephemeral rumours of 'unnamed' minister(s) supposedly briefing otherwise (off the record and anonymously)... as the Scots might say, you couldnae make it up.
The SNP threat of "we'll walk away from all UK debt [but still keep all assets, oil etc.]" is also a total falsehood, thoroughly debunked by people far more learned than I, but it seems to be the nature of their campaign, and the quality of their information, to keep trotting it out regardless. As I've said before: Toy Town politicians playing Toy Town politics? Personally speaking, I think the Scottish people deserved better.
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