The Results of the UK's European Members Election 2019.

[gordi]

Its easy to have a paper rebellion, it costs nothing and makes people feel good. But what happens when the truth about independence hits home. Is Scotland going to brake free from England and sell its self to the EU  ?.
If Scotland tries to make it on its own are the people willing to take a drop in the standard of living, work longer hours for less money, less med support, pensions reduced, all these thing for the next 20 or so years in order to make sure Scotland is a good place for the children to live in the future ?
A paper rebellion is an easy way to control people, makes people feel like they have some power. But the price of independence is far too high and will not be accepted by the people. The soft life of today or a hard life for the next 20 years so that Scotland will be a free and good place to live ?
The youth will take the soft life.
The life  people in Finland lived after the war in order to give a better life to the future generations is not something the youth of today could do. Like so many countries Finland sold its freedom and soul to the EU, Scotland will do the same. Not because it wants to, but because the youth of today only know of the internet and me want me want. They care not for what happens next year as long as they have silly harmless things to fell good about rebelling. Its a feel good generation, not a fighting generation.

Well, I believe that the UK have been ripping off Scotland for decades and that our standard of living (with us being in control of ALL of our own resources and revenues) would be significantly higher than today. (Please see my reply to BIAD above for details of SOME of the ways that the UK has been ripping off Scotland.)

*Support for Scottish Independence is consistently much HIGHER in the younger age groups than in the older ones.

What do you mean by "sell itself to the EU"?
I presume that Scotland would decide whether to stay in the EU (or re-apply to join EU) as appropriate.
As I mentioned before... I'm neither pro nor anti EU but if a member state of the EU wants to leave... it can.
Westminster knew the EU rules (on leaving EU) BEFORE it tried to start "negotiating" Brexit.
Finland could leave if it wanted to.
An Independent Scotland could leave in the future if it decided to as well. (Unlike leaving the UK, where we apparently have to beg for WM's permission first??)
The EU is like a private club where you have to pay for your membership to access the benefits of being a member.
It's your (country's) choice whether you think you're getting a good deal or not, but nobody can force you to be a member, can they?
G