Should Scotland be an independent country?

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Dammit
I'd put it more like this:
1. I'm bored of London having been here 25 years, and I'm bored of the Tory government that we have had for the previous 11 years and going on current form the next 10 if not more
2. Edinburgh looks nice, and the mountain biking nearby is great
3. And there's a chance of Scotland becoming both independent and a member of the EU, so why not roll the dice? The worst that can happen is the status quo.
4. And no, no connection (other than my family from my great-grandfather back being Scottish, according to my mother)
I'd say of your points a) is the one that is most open to doubt, b) based on recent polling looks to have shifted to "yes" since Brexit and I can see that accelerate as more shops and businesses run out of food, c) and d) are a yes, and on e) I'm really uncertain to what degree the SNP are responsible for Westminster and the DUP's actions?

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Markyboy in reply to @Dammit

Gotcha.

As you say, status quo is the worst that can happen, except you'll be living in Edinburgh - which is great if you like it. It's a lovely place, but I couldn't live there myself - which I know is utterly irrelevant.

You might be right, but I doubt the EU are in a hurry to have another member with a land border with the UK.

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Dammit in reply to @Markyboy

You might be right, but I doubt the EU are in a hurry to have another member with a land border with the UK.

The issue with the GB-NI border is that neither regime want to enforce it, but they both have to. Eng-Sco would have Scotland enforcing their (EU) side, and if Westminster didn't want to enforce their side - well, that's a win.

If the DUP were on-side with their treaty commitments the EU wouldn't give two shits about the GB border being unchecked.
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in reply to @Markyboy

As you say, status quo is the worst that can happen, except you'll be living in Edinburgh - which is great if you like it. It's a lovely place, but I couldn't live there myself

Agreed. Glasgow is the sensible choice.

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