Scotland - The Debate
Do you agree Scotland should be an independent country?
So we finally have the question, now the real debate begins. Now that it’s time to get down to the nuts and bolts of this issue we’ve added a forum to the site to allow everyone who wants to debate the issues to do so in an adult manner.
There are so many questions to be tackled like
- Currency – Euro, English Pound, Scottish Pound ?
- Will we have our own Embassies or consulates ?
- What Defence forces will we require ?
- How much of the North sea will we control ?
- Will we have our own central bank ?
- What will be our Foreign Policy ?
- Can we fund free health care for all ?
- Should we have an elected head of state?
- How quick can we get rid of Trident and what would be the economic impact if we do ?
These are just some of possibly hundreds of questions that need debated.
If the people do not engage with this debate then we will simply leave the path clear for politicians to play this out in their usual childish self interested manner.
For Everyone living in Scotland this will be the biggest debate of our lives. The future health and wealth of our nation is in our hand so we need to get this right.
We hope you will join our community and engage in the debate. We will also offer blogging facilities for those who would like to raise questions and expand the debate.
All genuine questions Wullie but pie-in-the-sky when you get right down to it. Scotland will not be getting independence in our lifetime, and if it did, would become an instant Third World economy tied into Europe forever and all that that entails. Take away Trident, job losses; Free health care for all, couldn’t afford it; Defence Force, aye right!! As for the rest of it, fantasy politics!!!
I’m a bit more optimistic than that Mate. The Economy like the rest of the Worlds is stagnant just now but I like the direction we are taking in research and development especially in renewables, Bio tec, genetics, IT including gaming and publishing. They are the future money spinners and Scotland is well placed to capitilise on that.
As for a defence force I really mean Defence. A small standing Army and an expansion of the TA. A beefed up coast guard rather than an ‘agressive’ navy and one air base to cover search and rescue and air defence.
The reach of the health service is obviously tied to how successful the overall economy is. The Ace in the pack is not Oil or gas it’s water an absolute abundance of it.
I think we’re well placed.
You can’t really base an economy on IT and games, no matter how successful they are. I’m glad you didn’t mention renewables, the biggest con out since Bernie Madoff said “Trust me” lol!! A small standing Army i can live with and it would be small, be in no doubt about that. The “Navy” would me fisheries protection and not much more.
You’re right about the water though, fortunes to be made there, especially when there’s a drought down south, lol!!
Nice ideas mate but ultimately futile in the long run re independence. Perhaps the SNPand especially the “Unionist” parties should think about staying in the Union and just working a wee bit harder at contributing to it?