(9 September 2012, 23:07)Skean Dhude Wrote: (8 September 2012, 23:11)cryingfreeman Wrote: (8 September 2012, 11:01)NorthernRaider Wrote: I believe that in the next few years any Brit with any sort of savings or pension is going to see them reduced or raided by the government, but its going to be compounded big style by indirect taxation which i think will go up much higher, I reckon VAT will go to a min of 25%, Fuel duty is assured to rise alarmingly but stuff like Stamp Duty, Inheritance tax, Council Tax etc is going to be ramped to to a level it will ensure no one dares protest or dissent cos they dare not get fined. Hopefully for some maybe Wales and Scotland will go independant thus giving a possible safe haven for some of us. But for most of us I fear for our survival purely cos of the cost of living.
Interesting about Scotland going it alone... IMHO, the British establishment will never allow it. Have you seen the amount of strategic military facilities in Scotland? The nuclear submarine base and support bases, the arsenals (including one south of Greenock where all our Tomahawk cruise missiles are stashed), the secret SAS base near Loch Lomond, the marines base near Arbroath? I'm working on a 2012 UK map of strategic nuclear targets and Scotland is just bristling with them, especially the greater Glasgow area.
The MoD made plans a long time ago when this was first raised. SUre they wouldn't like it but they would be out of scotland and moving down south before you coulld say 'Goodbye Barnett formula'
I frankly don't believe they would and any such plans were cosmetic; the Scots of a separatist persuasion are mostly happy to think the option of secession exists and is viable without actually having to see it through, so it keeps them happy. But the fact remains, Scotland already possesses critical strategic military value just by virtue of being the northern end of the UK. The powers that be will not relinquish this and any Scottish referendum on independence will be made sure to flounder.
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