What would happen if Scotland voted to leave the UK?
If Scotland votes to leave the United Kingdom, it would be Britain’s greatest ever defeat: the nation would have voted to abolish itself. The rump that would be left behind after a Scottish yes vote would become a global laughing stock.
How much defence would Scotland get from the UK if independent?
The Scottish government’s independence white paper says that, on a population share, Scotland would be entitled to £7.8 billion of the United Kingdom’s £93 billion of defence assets (the 2007 figure). The white paper details what Edinburgh would ask for from each branch of the UK military in negotiations.
What would Scottish independence mean for the UK’s nuclear deterrent?
It would, instead, just be the successor state to that great nation. Scottish independence would pose an immediate challenge to the rest of the kingdom’s nuclear status. The SNP has been campaigning on a promise that it would not accept the nuclear deterrent continuing to be based at Faslane and Coulport.
Would Scottish independence make us more vulnerable to security threats?
One can almost hear Vladimir Putin deriding the idea of taking lectures from a country that couldn’t even hold itself together. Those whose job it is to assess threats to our security say that Scottish independence would make us infinitely more vulnerable.
Could Scotland reject independence and stay in the UK?
Current polls suggest Scotland will reject independence in the referendum on 18 September and stay in the UK but there is always a chance the polls are wrong, or will change before the vote, and Scotland and the rest of the UK will part ways.
Should Scotland join the euro or join the pound?
‘Another option would be to peg a new currency to the pound, although it would leave Scotland open to speculative attacks. Joining the euro is theoretically an option, but there are too many obstacles in the way of EU and euro membership. ‘The only plausible option for Scotland would be to introduce a new, free floating currency.