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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
I didn't really mean in that sense, it was more a comment on his beliefs.
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Have you heard the latest utterances from the SNP?
With Scotland having a structural deficit of £15 billion, a weak economy hovering close to recession, facing significant economic, legal and political questions about leaving the UK, and also facing the collapse in oil prices and high levels of public spending. Scotland would have to strike a deal with London about paying off its share of the UK’s £1.6 trillion debt and lose Scotland’s share of the UK rebate, find the cash needed for Scotland’s contribution to the EU as well as seeing a flight of British business south to England and losing huge defence contracts, and the EU members would expect Scotland to join the euro.
According to Salmond "There are a range of other options obviously, such as sterlingisation, an independent Scottish currency linked to the pound; an independent Scottish floating currency"
Sturgeon was careful to avoid giving any guarantee, however, that a second referendum would be held, stressing that the challenges of leaving the UK were complex and still unclear since the UK-EU negotiations had not yet begun.
Do they actually know what they are doing?