"All Nationalist's are Nazi's!"

That illustrates exactly just how little you know about political history, mate!

Eamon de Valera
Charles de Gaulle
Mahatma Gandhi
Simon Bolivar
Alexander Dubcek
Guiseppe Garibaldi
David Ben-Gurion
Mustapha Kemal ('Ataturk')
Nelson Mandela
Winston S. Churchill.

BOSNIA!

"We don't want what happened in Bosnia happening here!"

Really! I thought 'defending democracy' would be something we should do here!

(In 1992 Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina voted in referendum to leave the 'Yugoslav Federal Republic'. The Serbian 'Yugoslav' army promptly invaded them.

Curious that all you people want to remember what you imply is a 'Nationalist' war, but don't want to be reminded that it was actually an act of Imperialist aggression!
Strange also that you constantly cite 'Bosnia', but never ever mention the establishment of Slovakia and the Czech Republic the same year! Could that be because 'peaceful transition' facts don't suit your 'Unionist' propaganda needs?)


"Scotland's too small, it couldn't survive on it's own!"

Seychelles, pop 80,000.
Belize, 250,000.
Iceland, 300,000.
Luxembourg, 400,000.
Malta, 400,000.
Kuwait, 2 millions.
Jamaica, 21/2 millions.
Panama, 3 millions.
Uruguay, 31/2 millions.
Singapore, 4 millions.
New Zealand, 4 millions.
Norway, 41/2 millions.
Nicaragua, 41/2 millions.
Finland, 5 millions.
Denmark, 5 millions.
Israel, 6 millions.
Jordan, 6 millions.
Switzerland, 7 millions.
Austria, 8 millions.
Sweden, 8 millions.
Bolivia, 8 millions.
Belgium, 10 millions.


S.A.M. 10's. (Short, Accurate, Memorable).

Q. "What would you do about the incomers?
A. All 'incomers' would be offered the option of 'Naturalisation'.
Those who decline would be termed 'Foreign Resident' and may be subject to certain
restrictions, particularly on property ownership. This is a common practice within sovereign
States, and they are usually quite restrictive.

Q. "Who would be the 'Head of State'?"
(Usually followed by; "I don't like the idea of…")
A. That question will be answered by a referendum.
In the interim a 'figurehead' will be appointed from persons nominated by all political
Parties.

Q. "Will we retain the present Parliament?"

A. The present site will be used initially.
However, a commission will be established to advise on electoral reform, boundary reviews,
numbers of representatives, and the type and location of the 'National Parliament', etc.

Q. "What about defence, we couldn't defend ourselves, could we?"

A. Who would we be attacked by? England?
A country with a population the size of Scotland's could realistically expect to recruit and
maintain front line armed services of around 60.000, with probably half as many again
Reservists! Perfectly adequate for any eventuality.

Q. "All the big companies will leave, won't they?"

A. No. That's 'Unionist scare mongering'!
All companies exist to generate profits! So long as any Scottish Government guarantees
their ability to continue doing that they have 'Millions' of reasons for remaining.

Q. "Will you still tax whisky?"

A. Yes, but there will be changes!
The revenue presently raised through the imposition of 'Duty' on alcohol manufactured for
Domestic consumption cannot be justified!

Q. "Surely Europe would throw us out?"

A. No. That's more 'Unionist scare mongering'!
The European Union has expanded greatly in recent years, and it needs all the revenue
and resources it can gather. Scotland would be an undeniable asset, one that they would
simply be foolish to reject!. They need us far more than we need them!

Q. "I suppose you think the oil will last forever?"

A. Scotland is self sufficient in energy resources!
Even supposing 'North Sea Oil' revenues were to cease today, (and, lets face it they
haven't benefited Scotland nearly as much as they should have) we would still have
reserves of coal and peat, huge surpluses of hydro generated electricity, and have the
option of expanding 'renewable energy' projects like wind, wave, and solar power. All
these avenues would require the very skills that made us world leaders in oil
exploration and production!


Q. "Would there be Customs Posts on the border, and would I need a passport?

A. We would most likely adopt the same 'voluntary declaration' practice as most other States, (the
so-called 'Green Channel') with occasional random searches on suspected smugglers. If you
wish to travel the world then you will certainly need a passport! However, travel within the
European Union is largely de-regulated, even for 'non-member' nationals.

Q. Would we need a written constitution?

A. We already have one; It's called 'The Declaration of Arbroath'!
Parliament will have the power to attach amendments to the original.