I'm really not sure what you think the debate about Scottish independence is about
From what I've read, the yes vote is about: - complete control of natural resources (specifically oil wealth) - complete control of governance instead of an England-tilted Parliament - lower taxes/no austerity because no money will be going to bail out the debt of England and more along those lines; gain complete fiscal/political control within its own borders against a theoretically combination government that in practice does not practice what is most important to the people within said border, instead imposing unwanted and likely unnecessary strictures on the populace of the border.
Absolutely none of which is remotely unfamiliar to America, considering that Texas cites those exact reasons to threaten secession on a semi-annual basis.
The countries I've seen cited in the British press as examples of what an independent Scotland could become seem to tilt towards Norway and Denmark.
Both of which are members of the European Federation of Food Banks.
And that is why my jaw dropped. Because I do not see any concrete connection between leaving the UK and eliminating food banks, as Moira implies.
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Date: 2014-09-18 09:45 pm (UTC)From what I've read, the yes vote is about:
- complete control of natural resources (specifically oil wealth)
- complete control of governance instead of an England-tilted Parliament
- lower taxes/no austerity because no money will be going to bail out the debt of England
and more along those lines; gain complete fiscal/political control within its own borders against a theoretically combination government that in practice does not practice what is most important to the people within said border, instead imposing unwanted and likely unnecessary strictures on the populace of the border.
Absolutely none of which is remotely unfamiliar to America, considering that Texas cites those exact reasons to threaten secession on a semi-annual basis.
The countries I've seen cited in the British press as examples of what an independent Scotland could become seem to tilt towards Norway and Denmark.
Both of which are members of the European Federation of Food Banks.
And that is why my jaw dropped. Because I do not see any concrete connection between leaving the UK and eliminating food banks, as Moira implies.