Re: Be Careful what you wish for.@SolidSquid
I quite agree with your post - that it was a private venture among the nobility rather than a state scheme, but that doesn't alter why Scotland joined the union, only to who derived the most direct benefit - the reason remains, bankruptcy.
I'd like to see an indepentant Scotland, but I fear that would take a 20 year cross party plan - fiscal independence cannot be achieved in any shorter time, regardless the SNP figures. Politicians of all hues are somewhat shorter sighted than a 20 year plan would allow. And, in fairness, the toxic vitriol against the English during the referendum was unacceptable and has eroded the goodwill that would be required from England.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
