How will Scotland be punished for a Yes vote?

[Unix]

- No currency union
- No membership of EU, meaning any Scots need to apply for Visas to work in UK and EU
- Salmond as PM
- long protracted legal arguments over debt and oil and other assets ownership
- BAE returning sub building to Portsmouth, decimating any remaining ship building industry
- Spanish fishing fleets seeing a free-for-all in the North Sea with no Navy frigates patrolling

Any more?

(They're not punishments really, just the realities of being an independent country)

They can't, part of the Edinburgh agreement says they need to act in the best interest of Scotland. Can't believe Cameron signed it, he must have thought it was never going to be triggered.

[Churchill]

They can't, part of the Edinburgh agreement says they need to act in the best interest of Scotland. Can't believe Cameron signed it, he must have thought it was never going to be triggered.

It may never be triggered. The yes camp haven't won yet.

[TestMangler]

It may never be triggered. The yes camp haven't won yet.

And, being serious for a moment, I don't think it will.

Couple of 'yes' campaigners I know have been standing outside counting badges (not very scientific, I know) and trying to count people talking to the campaign tables outside and they reckon it's about 50/50, and this place is a sea of 'Yes' posters and flags, which outnumber 'No' by probably 100-1.

[mudskipper]

Scots won't need to apply for a visa to work in the rUK as long as they agree to the same border controls as the rUK and Ireland have.

Surely if Scotland has a different immigration policy, then border controls are a must?

[meridian]

How will Scotland be punished for a Yes vote?

They can't, part of the Edinburgh agreement says they need to act in the best interest of Scotland. Can't believe Cameron signed it, he must have thought it was never going to be triggered.

The Edinburgh agreement sets out the terms of the referendum, in particular that the referendum itself should be conducted fairly. There's nothing in it that says what happens once a result is given. If anyone knew for definite what happens after the result, we wouldn't be having these conversations...

[SueEllen]

Surely if Scotland has a different immigration policy, then border controls are a must?

If they have a different immigration policy.

I seriously doubt Scottish people would be happy to have loads of economic refugees stuck at it's borders and would want to be come part of the Common Travel Area like Ireland and the rUK.

[tractor]

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If they have a different immigration policy.

I seriously doubt Scottish people would be happy to have loads of economic refugees stuck at it's borders and would want to be come part of the Common Travel Area like Ireland and the rUK.

Especially if most of them are English contractors.

[Old Greg]

We can move to GMT +1 in the winter and +2 in the summer.

[Old Greg]

If they have a different immigration policy.

I seriously doubt Scottish people would be happy to have loads of economic refugees stuck at it's borders and would want to be come part of the Common Travel Area like Ireland and the rUK.

But...

Scotland has a population shortage as anyone with an ounce of talent + scooterscot buggers off as soon as they can. The SNP wants more immigration.

One DevoMax option is to allow the Scottish government to grant 5 year visas to workers who will be restricted to living and working in Scotland. IIRC some other countries restrict visas to undesirable territories.

[CheeseSlice]

- No currency union
- No membership of EU, meaning any Scots need to apply for Visas to work in UK and EU
- King Salmond I
- long protracted legal arguments over debt and oil and other assets ownership
- BAE returning sub building to Portsmouth, decimating any remaining ship building industry
- Spanish fishing fleets seeing a free-for-all in the North Sea with no Navy frigates patrolling

FTFY