Scotland Moves Toward Vote On Independence -- Washington PostEDINBURGH, Scotland — After centuries of war with England, politicians in this stately city signed away Scotland’s sovereignty in the early 1700s for the promise of riches and the glory of empire. Three hundred years later, resurgent nationalists here are plotting a new rebellion to win it back.
Appealing to the force of tartan pride, the Scottish National Party won surprise control of the regional Parliament last year, which thrust the separatist fantasy of hearing “Scots Wha Hae” on the bagpipes as the national anthem into the realm of distinct possibility. The British government, boxed into a precarious corner, has opened formal negotiations with the Scots to set a date for an independence referendum.
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My Comment: I live in Quebec, Canada, and we have had an independence movement in this province for decades.
But after years of independence debate the result has been the following .... political and social unrest, economic activity lowered, young people moving to more economically vibrant provinces like Alberta and British Colombia.
If Scotland decides to go down this route .... expect the same. And if they succeed in gaining yes vote for independence, but bet is that they will go through the same problems that Slovakia had to go through (and is still going through) when they voted in the affirmative for independence from Czechoslovakia. Economic stagnation, young people leaving, social and political unrest.
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