If they became an independent nation it will mean that they will be able to cut the amount of taxes that business will pay like they have done in Ireland and this means that it may increase the amount of local independent business which they are in the country which would be a massive benefit do to the downturn which we seem to be in and this is something that we want to come out of and this could be one of the ways to do this so it could be a very good reason to get independence.
Another argument that Scotland have is countries which are around the same size as them and have the same tools or resources as them are very effective in been a country in their own right so they don't see why they would not be one of these and if they do get their own independence they would love to be able to prove that they can do it to and be a fighting force and have a successful country. The countries that they aspire to be like are Northern Ireland and also Norway who are both the same size and have independence which is something that Scotland are desperate for.
They also want to become independence because this would then mean that they got seats at the UN meetings and also EU council of ministers which because they are part of the UK they are classed and represented by the British ones. But people in Scotland claim that they are not fairly represented at these because the things which they really need backing is fisheries and agriculture but they are not thought to be high on the agenda at these meetings but if Scotland got their independence they would have some representatives and this would mean that they would be able to fight for what they believe in a so this is a reason why people want to get the independence because they want to have people who will stand up for them not people who basically don't care about them.
Wales has now tried to follow suit and become an independent country because again they think that they are losing their own culture as well as the heritage they feel like they are losing the language which has been spoken in the country for years but now has started to die out. Since 2010 the call for Welsh independent has grown the Welsh government has now made it compulsory for any child in Wales to be learning the language so that it doesn't die out all together which is something which they have become very concerned about. Wales getting independence from the UK is not as close as Scotland is they have not really set a date or anything so this means that they could change their minds but of course separatism does not happen overnight anyway. In 2012 10% of Welsh people would support independence even if Scotland got there so this may mean that they never get independence anyway.
There would be massive effects if these countries split off from the UK because these countries would not get any of the taxes that they do currently from the UK in 2009-10 Scotland got £16.5bn from Westminster in taxes to spend on how they see fit on the people who live in this country the burning question is Would Scotland be able to fund their own independence? If they broke off from the UK they would not get this money they would have to make this money themselves which could be hard. This is due to the fact that they in Scotland have a higher unemployment rate there than in England this is one massive effect that they would face if they did become independent. It may mean that they would have to let the conditions of the roads slip and also the healthcare and education could face changes. For example if they did become independent it may mean that they would not be able to fund free prescriptions to everyone it would be economise to people such as the over 65+ like it is in England. Education could have a huge hit it could see that Scottish students who want to go to university have to pay the same fee's as someone who would be doing the same course but from England this could see the number drop.
Scotland currently own a lot of the oil rigs which are situated in the North Sea and this could see them having to sell the oil that they extract from the earth sold to other countries which are in desperate need such as Japan who may pay a higher price than the England are prepared to pay. So this would see Scotland making money but it could see a massive economic effect on England because they would be forking more money out for this to a country such as UAE who have a lot of oil which they can sell for money as they don't need it all. So this could see taxes in the UK rise and also there be more cut backs in England which is not something which the country need in this current economic downturn.
Other effects would be that the main water supply for the North East of England is actually situated in Scotland which cause some problems because of course they may not want supply this area and they could use the water for them self in their own country or they could choose to bottle this and this would mean that they could make more money than they do now and this could mean that they would be a lot of problems for England as again we would have to pay a lot of money and also we could have to find another source of water for this area of the country.
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zealey (student)
