Why? If the UK wanted to offload NI to another country there is already one fairly obvious candidate, they don't need an independent Scotland.Would the English try to force the Scots to take Northern Ireland during the negotiations?
Why? If the UK wanted to offload NI to another country there is already one fairly obvious candidate, they don't need an independent Scotland.Would the English try to force the Scots to take Northern Ireland during the negotiations?
I am dubious about this. My feeling is that the conditions for keeping the pound would be more onerous than this.
I suspect that Scotland would eventually decide that keeping the pound was more trouble than it was worth, and would opt instead to create a "Scottish pound" which would be linked to the UK pound via currency board in the same way that the Falkland Islands has a currency with a value controlled by currency board that is called the pound, has the same value as the pound, but isn't legal tender in the mainland UK and is actually a separate currency. Given that most of Scotland's trade is with the rUK, this outcome might actually be reasonably practical too.
This is so wrong it's laughable. They have even less connection to the rest of the UK than Edinburgh. They would remain part of Scotland, unless you want a PoD well back in the past.
This is so wrong it's laughable. They have even less connection to the rest of the UK than Edinburgh. They would remain part of Scotland, unless you want a PoD well back in the past.
No worries, mine was just a quick lunchtime posting. I remember there being some discussion over Shetland & Orkney during the campaign, but couldn't really remember how realistic it was!
That was for calls for greater autonomy for the Northern Isles as a result of the disgusting vote in June 2016. The Westminster seat is a marginal Lib Dem/SNP.seat and half of Lerwick are Aberdonian oil workers. I could easily see Shetlander/Orkadian(and the Western Isles)getting a form of Home Rule but independence would be a 1000/1 shot. No party backs it and there is no organised movement for it.In fact there was serious discussion that Orkney and Shetland should stay with the UK if Scotland voted "Aye" in 2014 as well as discussions about independence. And just this week, independence for Orkney was raised again.
So a break up between Scotland and the islands is certainly very possible, though independence for them may be more likely than them staying part of the UK.
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How about the Scottish public broadcaster (SBC) adopt a CBC/Radio-Canada approach: a dedicated Gaelic-language service for the Highlands and a billingual (Scots-English) service in the Lowlands? Seems relatively impossible, but who knows?Other areas of interest.
The BBC would be split up. I could see there being a major battle over the corporation.
There's already a Gaelic BBC Channel for the 60,000 Scots who speak Gaelic. I would expect something like RTE in Ireland.How about the Scottish public broadcaster (SBC) adopt a CBC/Radio-Canada approach: a dedicated Gaelic-language service for the Highlands and a billingual (Scots-English) service in the Lowlands? Seems relatively impossible, but who knows?
Oh, BBC Alba service....There's already a Gaelic BBC Channel for the 60,000 Scots who speak Gaelic. I would expect something like RTE in Ireland.
My brothers wife was a doctor in the hospital in Lerwick. Having visited many times myself aside from the number of Shetland flags, it's really no different from any other northern Scottish town. The "not Scottish" thing would really invalidate their place in the Uk so doesn't hold water. The added fact that they have held seats in the Scottish Parliament without protest since its creation would also support my point.I maybe wrong but arent the Shetlands property of the Crown and not part of Scotland at all. They were gifted to the king of Scotland as a dowry and were kept seperate from Scotland, as the King of Scotland then became King of Britain did they stay as part of Crown lands or did a law changing things get passed.
I mention this as a workmate had worked in the Oil industry in the Shetlands and apparently there was an argument over whether the Scottish Saltire should fly over the facility or the Union flag.
Yes.Oh, BBC Alba service....
You mean RTE/TG4 set-up, right?