Re: Scotland voting in a few minutes!

Clover29 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/18/2014 JustJazzmom said:
Results will be in by midnight, ET. Scotland will have to make application to NATO if they become a separate nation. Still up in the air whether they will use the pound as their method of currency or the Euro.

I thought they said they would stick with the pound, ages ago? Did they change their minds on that?

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

On 9/18/2014 ILikeShade said:
On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
What will happen to all the nukes at the Royal Navy Yard in western Scotland?

What should happen to them? It's not like they're going to get detonated.

They will have to be moved and new facilities built.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

On 9/18/2014 terrier3 said:
On 9/18/2014 ILikeShade said:
On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
What will happen to all the nukes at the Royal Navy Yard in western Scotland?

${#emotions_dlg.ohmy}$

What should happen to them? It's not like they're going to get detonated.

They will have to be moved and new facilities built.

They had many years to think about this. They've had their own parliament since 1999 (along with the desire back then to be independent). There is not going to be anything shocking about their future, should they vote yes.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

If Scotland becomes independent, will the queen now have to pay property taxes on her Scottish castle?

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

On 9/18/2014 Tinkrbl44 said:
If Scotland becomes independent, will the queen now have to pay property taxes on her Scottish castle?

I heard on TV that she will still be their Queen (like she is Canada's Queen).

Cakers1 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/18/2014 terrier3 said:
On 9/18/2014 ILikeShade said:
On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
What will happen to all the nukes at the Royal Navy Yard in western Scotland?

${#emotions_dlg.ohmy}$

What should happen to them? It's not like they're going to get detonated.

They will have to be moved and new facilities built.

terrier: From what I've read the Scots are not thrilled with having them there in the first place. Where will they be moved to?? It's not just nuclear power; it's nuclear weapons, too.

And seriously, found, it's an important question - the younger generation is more against them than for them- it's an issue right up there with currency, etc.

Which also leads to another question - was the voting age lowered to tilt the scales in favor of secession??

NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

What I want to know is whether a new Scotland would kick out Donald Trump and his golf course.

A Thrill Of Hope The Weary World Rejoices

Cakers1 · ‎03-09-2010

You don't just ""move"" a nuclear plant. Decommissioning and waste are going to be key issues. Not to mention there are other foreign companies involved in Scotland's nuclear power facilities. Two facilities alone account for 1/3 of Scotland's electricity.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
On 9/18/2014 terrier3 said:
On 9/18/2014 ILikeShade said:
On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
What will happen to all the nukes at the Royal Navy Yard in western Scotland?

${#emotions_dlg.ohmy}$

What should happen to them? It's not like they're going to get detonated.

They will have to be moved and new facilities built.

terrier: From what I've read the Scots are not thrilled with having them there in the first place. Where will they be moved to?? It's not just nuclear power; it's nuclear weapons, too.

And seriously, found, it's an important question - the younger generation is more against them than for them- it's an issue right up there with currency, etc.

Which also leads to another question - was the voting age lowered to tilt the scales in favor of secession??

I was thinking that too. Regarding the power plant....why does the status quo have to change if the vote is yes.

Marp2 · ‎01-31-2012

On 9/18/2014 Cakers1 said:
terrier: From what I've read the Scots are not thrilled with having them there in the first place. Where will they be moved to?? It's not just nuclear power; it's nuclear weapons, too.

And seriously, found, it's an important question - the younger generation is more against them than for them- it's an issue right up there with currency, etc.

Which also leads to another question - was the voting age lowered to tilt the scales in favor of secession??

Excerpt from http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/09/17/349085178/for-scotlands-16-year-olds-the-first-vote-wi...

Scotland's government declared two years ago that the voting age would be lowered from 18 to 16 for this referendum. At the time, most everyone thought a solid majority of the newest and youngest voters would help the independence campaign.

But Jan Eichhorn, a professor of social policy at the University of Edinburgh, says that assumption was wrong on several levels.

"The 16-, 17-year-olds are under 3 percent of the vote. So they were never going to be vote decisive," he says.

Eichhorn has conducted surveys of Scottish teenagers, and his findings on their political views defied expectations: The 16- and 17-year-olds are on average slightly less likely than adults to vote for independence.