Scottish Independence Referendum: Your Vote

Leanne1812

Yes

For Generali & Chuck,

You may argue this is a pro Indy site and it is but I'd ask you to dispute the claims please.

http://www.businessforscotland.co.uk/10-key-economic-facts-that-prove-scotland-will-be-a-wealthy-independent-nation/

Leanne1812

Yes

The_Angry_Jock wrote: »

She watched a video on YouTube.

I've missed your enlightening, informative posts

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

No

Leanne1812 wrote: »

I'd ask you to dispute the claims please.

http://www.businessforscotland.co.uk/10-key-economic-facts-that-prove-scotland-will-be-a-wealthy-independent-nation/

Leaving the UK would cost jobs in Scotland, a new survey of Scottish businesses has confirmed.

In a Survation survey of 100 business in Scotland with a combined turnover of nearly £15 billion, 36% of Scottish businesses said they “would consider” relocating if we left the UK.

A majority of the businesses surveyed said they saw “no benefits” to separation.

The results, published in today’s Scottish Mail on Sunday, are a further blow to Alex Salmond’s economic case for breaking up the UK. In recent weeks some of Scotland’s largest employers, including Standard Life, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Shell, BP, Aggreko, Barclays, BP and the Alliance Trust have all raised significant concerns about separation.

Better Together Campaign Director Blair McDougall said:

"Being part of the UK single market is vital for Scottish businesses. Today they have the strength, stability and security of the UK Pound, with no barriers between them and their customers elsewhere in the UK. The only thing putting this at risk is Alex Salmond's obsession with independence.

"A currency union is off the table. It wouldn't be good for a separate Scotland or the continuing UK. What people and businesses in Scotland need to know is what would replace the Pound. Would we rush to adopt the Euro or would we set up a separate Scottish currency? The idea that voters can be expected to go to the polls in September blind on this most fundamental issue is simply not credible.

"The fact that so many businesses would consider relocating from Scotland if we left the UK is a big concern. This poll confirms what companies like Standard Life and Alliance Trust have already made clear. Independence would cost Scottish jobs and put up costs for families here. It's a risk we don't have to take."

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

No

The Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that Alex Salmond's government has exaggerated the size of Scotland's latest North Sea oil revenues, leaving a deeper shortfall in tax income.

The IFS said the Scottish government's forecasts of oil revenues were "too optimistic" for the last two financial years, and were also double the size of the oil taxes predicted for the first year of independence by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

In a new analysis on the current state of the UK economy, the IFS said that the OBR had downgraded Scotland's oil revenues in 2016/17 to £3.3bn.

That prediction was half the size of the oil revenues of £6.8bn-£7.9bn forecast for 2016/17 by the Scottish government's white paper on independence in November – a disparity that highlighted Scotland's vulnerability to fluctuating oil revenues, the IFS said.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...e-oil-revenues

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

No

Leanne1812 wrote: »

You may argue this is a pro Indy site and it is but I'd ask you to dispute the claims please.

http://www.businessforscotland.co.uk/10-key-economic-facts-that-prove-scotland-will-be-a-wealthy-independent-nation/

Point 2 is an outright lie....

Thrugelmir

Leanne1812 wrote: »

You may argue this is a pro Indy site and it is but I'd ask you to dispute the claims please.

The facts are probably accurate. However that's like picking the cherries off the top of a cake. Far too simplistic. If I was asked to make such a decision I would expect a book the size of War and Peace.

Blacklight

No

It's going to be a laughable farce like the last one about the alternative vote.

Yes 17%

chucknorris

Leanne1812 wrote: »

For Generali & Chuck,

You may argue this is a pro Indy site and it is but I'd ask you to dispute the claims please.

http://www.businessforscotland.co.uk/10-key-economic-facts-that-prove-scotland-will-be-a-wealthy-independent-nation/

Did you overlook my previous comment:


I haven't voted because I don't feel that I know enough to make an educated decision


It doesn't mean that I am uneducated (I am a chartered surveyor and a senior university lecturer, it simply means that in this subject area I don't consider that I have enough knowledge. Hence asking about your research (which you haven't commented on).


It would be a waste of my time to try and dispute the claims (see comment above), and also why would I? I want Scotland to leave because I think we would be better off without you. What on earth would be my motivation? I can't understand why you want me to jump ship and support the 'no' vote, please enlighten me.

chucknorris

Thrugelmir wrote: »

The facts are probably accurate. However that's like picking the cherries off the top of a cake. Far too simplistic. If I was asked to make such a decision I would expect a book the size of War and Peace.

I don't pretend to have a grasp on the economic outcome of a 'yes' vote thrug. I have no interest in what it would mean for Scotland, but I am very interested in what it would mean for us. At the moment my instinct is that we could be better off after an initial period of chaos/volatility in the markets. What do you think, I would appreciate a bear's view on this.

Leanne1812

Yes

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Point 2 is an outright lie....

So, your source is as unbiased as mine then Hamish?

I suppose in some cases it's who's stats suit your agenda.