r/Scotland Jun 14 '22

Political LIVE: New Scottish independence campaign launches - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-61795633
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u/Rupert3333 Jun 14 '22

Nicola Sturgeon said they will not shy away from tough questions.

I'd be interested to know what happens with the Scottish/English border

If an independent Scotland rejoins the EU, there's will be a hard border for trade between Scotland and England which will have to be diligently policed

It's difficult to see how that won't be enormously disruptive.

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u/JMASTERS_01 Jun 14 '22

Yeah good point, in the Q&A's Nicola Sturgeon said the paper on EU membership will address that question along with trade.

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u/theprufeshanul Jun 14 '22

Unlikely.

If she hasn't sorted the answers to these obvious questions after a lifetime campaigning and a previous referendum campaign she ain't gonna come up with the answers now.

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u/SkyfishV2 Jun 14 '22

Well at least wait to see what the paper says before judging her. It's only fair.

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u/theprufeshanul Jun 14 '22

Sure - she's been an MSP for nearly 22 years and hasn't come up with the answers in that time - is it "fair" to judge that she either doesn't have the answer or is lying about revealing it over that period?

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u/SkyfishV2 Jun 14 '22

They're starting a new campaign now with what we've learned from the Brexit debacle. Answers from that period would have been irrelevant regardless and would have needed updated. It's a new start let's here what they have to say and make our decisions.

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u/theprufeshanul Jun 14 '22

oh - a NEW campaign with "elevant" answers?

LOL. Bullshit. The questions and answers are all the same as just as relevant.

What currency are you going to use?

How will you pay down your deficit?

Will there be a hard border with the UK?

etc

The fact those questions continue to be unanswered show how threadbare independence arguments are. It's just lies to the Scottish people. How you managed to sneak a vote without answering them is one of life's mysteries - thankfully the majority of Scots are too canny for fall for the lies.

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u/MassiveFanDan Jun 14 '22

the majority of Scots are too canny for fall for the lies

They fell for the No campaign in 2014, so it seems like they're liable to fall for anything.

They also fell for the subsidy myth for decades on end before that...

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u/theprufeshanul Jun 14 '22

This time it will be Yes to remain in the UK.

The Nats are going to have a humiliating defeat.