Sauce for the goose ...

Mark Wadsworth Mon Jan 29, 2007 at 09:34:29 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

A lot of people (on left and right) say that Scotland should not be allowed to have independence because ...



... Scotland is too small to survive on its own. BTW, Scotland has a population of 5m. Much the same as Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and so on.

What if the people in Northern Ireland (2m people) voted in a referendum to leave the UK and join the Republic of Ireland (3m people)?

Would the same people say "Oh no, sorry, the Repblic of Ireland would still only be 5m people, that's not enough for a viable country, we are going to ignore the referendum"?


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Sauce for the goose ... | 4 comments (4 topical)

Re: Sauce for the goose ... (#1)

by Glass House on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 01:38:08 PM GMT

I dont think I've ever heard anyone say that Scotland shouldn't be ALLOWED independence.

I think people who say that 5m isn't enough for a viable country are simply arguing that it isn't in Scotland's interest to become independent.


Re: Sauce for the goose ... (#2)

by Glass House on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 01:38:39 PM GMT

Also - what are we voting Yes or No on in the poll?


Re: Sauce for the goose ... (#3)

by Mark Wadsworth on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 02:03:24 PM GMT

Thanks, that is helpful. The question in the poll is the last question posed in the original article.


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Re: Sauce for the goose ... (#4)

by Glass House on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 03:14:18 PM GMT

Well, as I said, I've never heard of anyone who says Scotland shoudn't be ALLOWED independence, sot the poll is moot.


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Sauce for the goose ... | 4 comments (4 topical)