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Not trolly, just a bit reductive. We'd still have our own government; whether this would be diluted by the centre-right leaning EU Commission would be a matter for negotiation as an EU member state upon joining as an independent nation. Yes, there would inevitably be some rearrangement of how much power we could wield re: TITP etc, but the one major issue - and one of quite startling immediacy - would be the ability to scrap Trident.
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I think my question was slightly different. I've seen many Scots say they wanted independence because they could thereby 'get rid of the Tories for ever'. My question to those Scots is, what is better about a remote 'right wing' government in Brussels formulating laws for you than a remote 'right wing' government in Westminster? Many Scots were saying they would pursue different (more left wing) laws and policies if they were independent of the UK, but their democratic ability to do so was constrained by the fact they were a minority within a broader union. Within the EU their votes would be further diluted, and they would be subject to policy and laws which many would find unpalatable (e.g. the TTIP, which has been raised by many in this thread).
Long story short, maybe one or more of the following applies:
points above a bit trolly - sorry to offended Scots