so i shamelessly stole it..
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Arguments I've heard for Scottish independence.
1. 'I hate the Tories.'
Well, they'll probably be gone next election, but you'll have permanently ****** up the uk by then...
2. "I don't want to be ruled by someone 500miles away"
Er, that's 5 hours by train. How ******* parochial are you?! Have you seen a map of Russia?
3. "Scottish people are more socially minded"
Hmm, there was me thinking the stereotype was that Scottish people are "tight". Please tell me where the statistic showing higher charitable donation by scots can be obtained?
4. "I don't like UK foreign policy"
And the English do?
5. "I don't like trident"
Well permanently dismembering the uk does seem the only way of achieving nuclear disarmament.
6. "We'll get all the oil"
No, you'll get the -tax- on the oil. For about 3 decades. This money will be offset by the loss of Barnett formula.
7. "We'll get control over Scottish affairs."
Yeah, you could have a different education system, legal system, free university, those kind of things?
8. "We're sick of London bankers ruining everything."
Remind me what the 'S' in RBS stands for?
9. "Scottish people have a distinct identity"
Most of which exists to humour American tourists.
10. "Scottish people have achieved incredible things."
Yep. Mostly after the act of the union. Before that you were mainly stealing sheep, and skulking around wet moorlands armed with pointy impliments.
11. "We don't want involved with British imperialism"
Too late, sorry.
12. "We have the technical expertise to be a great country."
STV couldn't even ******* air the independence debate. You had to hand it to the BBC!
PS. Half the oil guys in Aberdeen are English.
13. "We can use the pound"
So you want more financial control, but you're happy for the English to retain the central bank and all control your interest rates? Ooookay.
14. "The Tories will hate it if we become independent"
Really, the Tories want to hang on to a bunch of constituencies which never, ever vote Tory? Did you study fractions at school?
