There would be an expectation that Nicola Sturgeon would have to do the same. Nicola Sturgeon: Independence is our only protection from power grab. An Edinburgh and Lothians' perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from Scotland's capital city paper, the Edinburgh Evening News. Also I run an agency employing other writers – www.freelancejournalist.co.uk. Mr Wilson also said it was "imperative" for Scotland to continue to have full access to both the UK and EU single markets, and to be able to grow its population. This is the “emotional connection” argument. and Lloyds (both of them based in Edinburgh). While all the voices from Brussels speak of how difficult it would be for Scotland to join the EU, the “Yes” campaign has constantly said that the European Union cannot strip the rights of EU citizens because they took part in a democratic vote (despite the fact that it says United Kingdom and not Scotland on the membership treaties). What about in the face of another financial crisis and a fresh wave of austerity? I’m a London-based freelance journalist specializing in media, business and technology and how they shape and disrupt our lives. Tweet . “I campaigned for Scotland to stay part of the union six years ago, but when I visit Scotland now, there is an undeniable shift towards independence which is borne out by the latest polling.”. Regardless of the result, the Scottish referendum will change British politics fundamentally – and we should be thankful for that. The Scottish government's White Paper on independence ahead of the referendum had predicted North Sea oil revenues of between £6.8bn and £7.9bn in 2016/17 - which would have been the first year of independence if Yes had won.
John Lloyd’s devastating argument against Scottish independence is predicated on pre-Covid-19 economic and fiscal realities. His work has appeared online with "The New Statesman", "The Ecologist" and "The Santiago Times" among others.
Our economies are in times of trouble after the shut down due to the corona crisis, Disturbing news comes from the medical community. empire WHAT ARE THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST INDEPENDENCE? You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Current predictions? But this is not a pitch battle in some boggy glen. You can find him on twitter @briggsma, The current Belarusian transformation could be leading to results similar to those, Sweden also resisted the European pandemic trend in early September and continues, Alexander Lukashenko falsifies an election in the middle of Europe and has his protesting, Sweden and its state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell were widely criticised because. Although they have similar populations (5.05 million for Norway, 5.3 million for Scotland), the hydrocarbon revenues are massively different. England has benefited as much from the union has Scotland, and this vote just might help give credit where credit is due. She wrote in the Evening Standard: “There are many who argue that the first referendum was a once-in-a-lifetime event, but I don’t think that argument holds because so much has changed since 2014 with Brexit.
Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. In the week in which UK ministers admitted their Internal Market Bill will break international law, he cited the chaos sparked by Brexit for his change of heart. It also said independence would ensure that "taxation revenues from oil and gas support Scottish public services, and that Scotland sets up an Energy Fund to ensure that future generations also benefit from our oil and gas reserves". I am a refugee doing a finance masters, how do I secure an internship? More than 50 percent of the world's population now live in cities – and there is no end of urbanization in sight.