Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[Unix]

Might be a scare story, but I guess there are three factors that could drive up prices:

1. Reduction in economies of scale, as new corporate entities have to be set up in Scotland serving smaller population.
2. Sparser population could lead to higher maintenance costs for remote communities being shared between Scottish client base (if a single pricing structure across Scotland is to be maintained), rather that across UK client base.
3. Less competition is smaller suppliers withdraw from Scottish market.

Take a look at phone / mobile / broadband prices in the Republic of Ireland. It's certainly a risk, or do you think there is no risk?

Competition will ensure the price remains the same, if not lower. This is the same crap the supermarkets pulled, all it takes is one to not put their prices up and they soak up all the customers.

[jemb]

The first class coach is very comfy to be fair.
Oh sorry, though it said 2:20 from St Andrews.

...St Andrews doesn't even have a railway station. Most students are helicoptered in by daddy.

[Old Greg]

Competition will ensure the price remains the same, if not lower. This is the same crap the supermarkets pulled, all it takes is one to not put their prices up and they soak up all the customers.

You haven't responded to any of the points I made, when you didn't see the logic of the original claim. I'm trying to help you out here.

[DiscoStu]

You haven't responded to any of the points I made, when you didn't see the logic of the original claim. I'm trying to help you out here.

These might be more helpful to him

[jemb]

Competition will ensure the price remains the same, if not lower. This is the same crap the supermarkets pulled, all it takes is one to not put their prices up and they soak up all the customers.

it depends on costs, borrowing and other economixxs. Scotland, outside a CU, will be viewed as a higher risk, if we default on our debt our borrowing costs would go up (>3% by some estimates). These costs would hit supply chains and consequently our pockets.

Business are not charities they will charge what they can get away with.

[Old Greg]

These might be more helpful to him

Don't confuse him with higher cost base and less competition. Because he knows competition will keep prices the same or even drive them lower!

[Batcher]

If EU entry could only be achieved under Article 49 and took 5 years, would you still vote Yes?

Yes

[LondonManc]

People are talking as if the BOE will adjust interest rates just to make the scots squirm and punish them.
I think there is a 1% chance that this will never happen

I didn't mean that at all. I'm just saying that if BoE determine that an interest rate is needed, there's nothing Scotland can do about it.

[Unix]

it depends on costs, borrowing and other economixxs. Scotland, outside a CU, will be viewed as a higher risk, if we default on our debt our borrowing costs would go up (>3% by some estimates). These costs would hit supply chains and consequently our pockets.

Business are not charities they will charge what they can get away with.

Only monopolies or cartels can charge what they can get away with. Scotland has potentially 3-4 trillion pounds worth of oil they will be viewed as a safe bet..

[DiscoStu]

Don't confuse him with higher cost base and less competition. Because he knows competition will keep prices the same or even drive them lower!

How silly of me, I should have known better. In iScotland hyperbole will overcome economics.