Effect of Scottish Independence Vote

innovate

This sums most of it up, scottish independence and the UK leaving the EU included
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/nationalism-continues-to-make-everything-brilliant-2014030684384

Heedtheadvice

This sums most of it up, scottish independence and the UK leaving the EU included
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/i...-2014030684384

Is that man, Professor Henry Brubaker, serious?
“Whether it’s British, Scottish, Ukrainian, Russian or South Sudanese, nationalism is the best way to make everyone rich, safe and happy."

Ukraine???? safe, happy........

Archi_Bald

He is a professor and from the Institute for Studies, so he must be serious.

zagubov

Heedtheadvice wrote: »

Is

Ukraine???? safe, happy........

As regards the international outcry over Putin's attempt to threaten the Ukraine.
It's not so long ago the press were discussing similar bonkers ideas for the rUK and Scotland.

Anybody remember this berk?
http://www.scottishtimes.com/bomb_scotland_airports
Or this idea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23265886
and let no one forget how often this partition idea crops up sometimes suggested by posters on this forum.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9151646/Scotlands-oil-rich-Northern-Isles-tell-Alex-Salmond-We-might-stay-with-UK.html
I think they'd have wanted to call it the breakaway region "Oilster".

black_taxi_2

someone put me right

I can't understand how Scotland as a nation is put down,as extreme if all we ask for is self determination,one of many United Nations

I'm totally depressed at the hammering were getting by big national companies saying ,moving to England if Yes vote

ColdIron

black_taxi wrote: »

I'm totally depressed at the hammering were getting by big national companies saying ,moving to England if Yes vote

They are not doing it to upset you, there are commercial realities and consequences to secession no matter how much oily Al would like to brush them under the carpet

rpc

black_taxi wrote: »

I can't understand how Scotland as a nation is put down,as extreme if all we ask for is self determination,one of many United Nations

Extreme? Who says that? Nobody I have read.

For those who have missed the point by a few miles, the daily mash is a parody site.

I'm totally depressed at the hammering were getting by big national companies saying ,moving to England if Yes vote

Who is hammering us?

It is a fact of life that companies choose where to be based and where to do business. There are an awful lot of factors that contribute to that decision.

It is no reflection on the Scottish people that these companies are preparing contingency plans, it is a reflection on the business risks associated with an independent Scotland. Companies are legally required to report on these risks - otherwise I suspect most of them would stay quiet and keep the preparations under wraps.

As a Scot, I can't say I feel "hammered" or "attacked" although I do think that (particularly for financial services) the risks are a bit of a statement-of-the-bleedin-obvious. But perhaps not obvious to everyone.

There is certainly a core Yes vote that don't give a damn. There are probably also some Yes voters who really believed that it would all be OK and nothing like this would happen. Now the foundations of that belief are being shaken.

giffnockhibee

It's currently possible to make a guaranteed profit by betting both No (William Hill 1/4) and Yes (Betfair 21/5). No doubt someone could work out the cost of tying up ones capital for 200 or so days.

innovate

giffnockhibee wrote: »

It's currently possible to make a guaranteed profit by betting both No (William Hill 1/4) and Yes (Betfair 21/5). No doubt someone could work out the cost of tying up ones capital for 200 or so days.

Assuming WH will let you put on £1,000 (which they won't), and assuming your Betfair commission rate on day of settlement is 5% (which it may not be), and assuming that you lay the WH bet (because there isn't enough money at BF to back for the £1,000), you will end up with a profit of £6.36 (or £7.89 if you underlay).

Does not look like a good "investment".

giffnockhibee

innovate wrote: »

Assuming WH will let you put on £1,000 (which they won't), and assuming your Betfair commission rate on day of settlement is 5% (which it may not be), and assuming that you lay the WH bet (because there isn't enough money at BF to back for the £1,000), you will end up with a profit of £6.36 (or £7.89 if you underlay).

Does not look like a good "investment".

Betting was so much simpler in my day.