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This whole debate is ridiculous, much like Texas perennially threatening to defect. No way that the UK would let Scotland leave with the oil revenues. There
by supernova87a 12y ago
This whole debate is ridiculous, much like Texas perennially threatening to defect. No way that the UK would let Scotland leave with the oil revenues. There is that other article that points out that if Scotland defected, the Shetlands (oil revenues) would have an equally good claim to leave Scotland too.
Then what would Scotland be? The sucking welfare hole that swallows a huge amount of UK tax money, without any more tax money to support it. I.e. the poor backwater of a frontier country it once was...
- glomph 12y agoThe current UK Government has agreed to honor this referendum.
- alistairSH 12y agoNot only did the Edinburgh Agreement indicate that the UK would honor the results, but the UK government also explicitly granted the Scottish government the right to hold the referendum (constitutional issues would normally be a power reserved by the UK parliament).
- stormbrew 12y agoParliament may not bind its successors.
- glomph 12y agoThe government isn't going to change before the referendum.
- stormbrew 12y agoThe principle doesn't just apply to changes of government, it means that a commitment by parliament is only good so long as parliament consents to that commitment. It can be changed or overruled at any time.
- glomph 12y agoSure but for a Government being able to function depends on you being able to take their word to have at least some value. They have committed to this. I think it is reasonable to assume they will stick to it. Yes governments break promises, but I think this is one they will stick with.