The grass isn't always greener but go ahead.... You Scotts take all England's money and dish it out in benefits... Maybe England would be better off with out you! I wonder if once they become independent, if after a few years they'll realize that snuggling in the bosom of England wasn't so bad after all. Although independence is fun and life changing its always easier to live at home with mum who does all the washing and cooking. Scotland will be as broke as Spain (and England) if they venture out on their own. Good luck and good riddance. Report Post

Yes - from an Englishman. Yes to independence, that is if the Scots want it and their decision is well informed and not just weighted towards Salmond's propaganda. Then I say good riddance to them. Bye bye Scotland.. Maybe then we English can have free university, free prescriptions, and all the other perks that the "evil and oppressive" Westminster chose to give you.



I would absolutely love to see Scotland go it alone, so long as they take their impressive share of the national debt with them and give up everything that comes with being British (currency, bail outs, public services, military technology, etc)... which lets face it, I bet they won't.



If Scotland went independent then fingers crossed we wouldn't have to hear how evil the English are all the time from whiny and scarily right-winged Braveheart fans. And the irony? That it's socially acceptable to publicly express hatred of the English, to be sanctimonious and wave the Saltire, but should anyone dare complain about the Scots, or even be proud of Great Britain's achievements, then they're labeled the xenophobe! If England's so bad, why do so many Scots live down there?



And I must just say that yes we know there isn't currently a Scotsman leading the union, thankfully, because the last one that did shafted all of us so hard that we'll be trying to recover from it for some time yet.



Be very careful what you wish for, Scotland. If you do go independent, there are many who think it should be a one way deal, no coming back. No more money. It'll be a sad day if the union is broken up, but at the end of the day, some people just cannot see sense no matter how hard you try to convince them - they're just too blinded by the moral substance of Mel Gibson and his wholly inaccurate depiction of 13th century British history. Report Post

If the English people really knew If the English peoples really knew about what goes on in Scotland they would not be so quick to condemn Scottish Independence. There are of course many reasons that they want Scots to stay in the Union, however, there is a lack of what is actually good for Scots.

In 1979 Scotland held a referendum on Independence, and by democratic standards they won it.

However, a late change in the voting system by a labour Westminster MP. All who did not vote were taken as a NO vote, and yes this included the recent dead!

Scots were Royally cheated, what would the English have said if it had been them?

Scots have been constantly been considered as benefit junkies and the like, and are heavily subsidised by Westminster.

Figure now prove, it is certainly NOT the case, Scots pay more than their share of tax revenues and actually get less back.

We should be a rich country, we are not, we have ever more poor roads, and generally poor infrastructure.

In an Independent country this will be a priority to be addressed, it is not going to happen within the Union, who are content in keeping Scots down.

Taxes from our shoreline go to Westminster unlike other parts of the UK.

We also have many area's that would shine more with Independence, more exports, more agriculture, more renewable energy, more fishing industry. It goes on.

We would no longer have our soldiers die in illegal wars.

We no longer would have Trident within 30 miles of our major population and city of Glasgow. Note Westminster does not want Trident down there, but as usual it is ok if Scots are at risk.

So, no, Scots are not too wee, not too weak, nor too stupid. Independence will lead to a Scotland the rUK can learn from.

There is no doubt that we also seek to be close friends with our neighbours, any bad feeling in Scotland is directed at Westminster politicians not the peoples of England, Wales or N. Ireland.

However, the right to form our own future is undeniable, and it is something the doubters should think of. It is called democracy, something that is becoming more desirable to everyone in the Uk, if not Westminster. Posted by: Leswil Report Post

Yes We are fed up with England thinking they are best. England is nothing without Scotland. England is just scared they are running out of money and don't think Scotland will help them! Freedom will be ours one day and that will be the greatest day in history! Come on Scotland, make the right choice and vote yes to independence! Report Post

Scotland can be a fairer,more prosperous nation. Scotland more than pays her way in the UK. We get 9.3% of UK spending, but contribute 9.6% of UK

taxes. We are in a stronger financial position than the rest of the UK, to the tune of £510 per person last

year - that’s over £1000 for each Scottish household. As an independent country, this money would

stay in Scotland.

4. Scotland already pays for all the government services we need as an independent country - we don’t

have to start from scratch. However, the money will be spent in Scotland, rather than London, creating

thousands of Scottish jobs. Posted by: YesTorphins.net Report Post

Democracy and responsibility There are ten times as many folk in England. They often vote in a way we do not support. We end up getting what they chose by virtue of nothing more than mathematics. This democratic deficit leads to Scotland being regionalized as a people and an economy, to a devaluing of ourselves, and social inequality at the 4th worst in Europe. This is corrosive to our identity and culture. Scotland needs true democracy and the responsibility that comes with it, and that's just not possible in the U.K. Report Post

Scotland can be an independent nation, unification of their people will help them rise from poverty. Scotland is an idea, like America is. Having a political center will be unpopular, as much as the last time when the Lords had to sneak into the hall to sign documents in the middle of the night to become part of London and company. However small local governments are more accountable to their people and more inclined to do what they say. Posted by: groovybox Report Post

Scotland should become an independent nation so that they can thrive economically. Scotland deserves a chance to be free from Great Britain as so many other nearby lands are. Scotland will likely flourish economically if it is allowed to govern itself. Posted by: JeffP4ri5 Report Post

If Scotland wants to be an independent nation, there is no reason to stop them. While they have been a part of the United Kingdom for a long time, Scotland should not be stopped from becoming an independent nation. This decision does not take into account how well they would survive as an independent nation, only that they should be allowed to do so. There really is no reason to stop any state of any country from becoming its own nation unless by so doing the whole of the remainder of the nation would be destroyed. Posted by: MariaR Report Post