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Forums - Politics Discussion - Scotland: NO to Independence. 55.3% NO, 44.7% YES. Salmond resigns, woo hoo!

bigjon on 19 September 2014

I am from the US but I was very happy to see the people of Scotland choose to remain with UK.

The UK is a great country and I have a hard time picturing Scotland on its own contributing the way it does as a part of the UK.



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kumagawa on 19 September 2014
the2real4mafol said:
kumagawa said:
I hate this! They want more independence powers but won't take full independence as long as they can milk the English taxpayer.

I don't get why people assume this. Apart from free university, how are they supposedly milking us English people? 


Free prescription's, free optician's, free dental all on NHS plus Scotland has a higher per person percentage of tax spent on them.



the2real4mafol on 19 September 2014
kumagawa said:
the2real4mafol said:
kumagawa said:
I hate this! They want more independence powers but won't take full independence as long as they can milk the English taxpayer.

I don't get why people assume this. Apart from free university, how are they supposedly milking us English people? 


Free prescription's, free optician's, free dental all on NHS plus Scotland has a higher per person percentage of tax spent on them.

Yeah it ain't fair but i wouldn't respond by getting rid of it. I would introduce this stuff to the rest of Britain like there used to be. Also considering the English get £8700 per person, the fact Scots get all this extra stuff for £10000 surely means they get far better value from what they pay in tax. 

End the tax evasion that the rich and big business currently do and stuff like this is no problem. As there is more money to balance it out 



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Kantor on 19 September 2014

I knew they wouldn't leave



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Mr Khan on 19 September 2014

Ultimately for the best.



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okr on 19 September 2014
Mr Khan said:
Ultimately for the best.

Question: Have you considered locking this thread?



The Fury on 19 September 2014
Ka-pi96 said:

Really? You got a source for that?

Because the Scottish Government website says they DO have to pay to study in the rest of the UK.
'Eligible Scottish domiciled students wishing to study outwith Scotland, at an institution elsewhere in the UK, are entitled to a non- income-assessed loan of up to £9,000 a year towards the cost of their tuition fees.'

So... basically the same as what happens to English, Welsh and Northern Irish students...

http://scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/UniversitiesColleges/16640/financial-help

No, I don't because I'm wrong. Apologies, I said this based on what I was informed a few years back by a Scottish friend, but then then it may have been in the form of more support or cancelling debts so they only have to pay a certain amount back or something. Consider me corrected.



Hmm, pie.

Danman27 on 19 September 2014
kumagawa said:
I hate this! They want more independence powers but won't take full independence as long as they can milk the English taxpayer.


Before you sound like an idiot, do you fact checking. Scotlad is a very productive nation. Being a part of the UK is mutually benefitial for England and Scotland. 



Mr Khan on 19 September 2014
okr said:
Mr Khan said:
Ultimately for the best.

Question: Have you considered locking this thread?

I wouldn't see the need. Some gloating on the OP's part, but nothing out of line even for a political piece.



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The Fury on 19 September 2014
shikamaru317 said:
Dang, that's still a pretty large amount who wanted to be independent.

It is, Salmond has caused a rifted in my view and Scotland has to recover from it. The rest of the UK had to acknowledge the fact that 45% of all Scots don't want to be part of our Union for whatever reason (financial or emotional).

However, Salmond has left and Scotland will only get stronger from it, new SNP leadership that is focused on supporting the nation as a whole with Scotland interest instead of focusing on Scotland and only Scotland can only be a benefit (as in I doubt they will have another referendum any time soon).



Hmm, pie.