Scottish "Independence" manifesto

[Sava]

definitely seems fishy

[molly bloom]

To be fair, any army led by Nicola Sturgeon would terrify the hell out of me..

A sturgeon and a salmond ? Sounds like a red herring.

[kentonio]

has anyone claimed that scotland wouldn't have to reapply?

Kind of, yes.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has accused rivals of "scaremongering" over the nation's position in the EU under independence.

His comments came after the Spanish prime minister suggested an independent Scotland would have to apply to become a member of the EU from the outside.

Mr Salmond said Scotland's membership would be negotiated "from within".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-25138254

[kentonio]

To be fair, any army led by Nicola Sturgeon would terrify the hell out of me..

[Dauphin]

You may take our pound, you may take our EU membership, you may take our NATO defences, but you will never take our FREEDOM!

[Hauldren Collider]

I'm guessing that Scotland secession + EU accession would set a bad precedent for any EU members with separatist groups, like Spain with the Basques and Catalans, so they'd resist allowing some sort of fast track. No NATO, No EU, No UK currency union--nothing seems to be working out for the poor SNP. It's almost as if this attempt at Balkanizing the British Isles doesn't really make any sense.

[Dauphin]

Well Barroso has now made it pretty clear that an independent Scotland would have no easy route into the EU. Salmond responds by calling this preposterous'..

Surprised Salmond did not say he was a Westminster stooge.

[pchang]

I thought that was what Salmonds was claiming.

[Colon™]

Nahhh

[C0ckney]

has anyone claimed that scotland wouldn't have to reapply?

[Colon™]

For all we care he could have compared to the Cardassians and the Bojarons and it still wouldn't have changed the fact that Scotland has to reapply for EU membership.

[C0ckney]

i thought the analogy he used, with kosovo, was bizarre.

[Colon™]

Thought that was pretty funny too. Denialism at its finest.

[kentonio]

Well Barroso has now made it pretty clear that an independent Scotland would have no easy route into the EU. Salmond responds by calling this preposterous'..

[C0ckney]

i think a lot depends on how much of that is electioneering and how much is serious (from both sides). i suspect most of it is the former, and after a yes vote, both sides would moderate their positions. however it will be interesting to see how things develop.