United we stand

Right for everyone that keeps up with current affairs, The Scottish referendum campaign will be coming to a highly anticipated end tommorow!

Yikes, I'm slightly nervous.  As someone who travels quite frequently for work to Edinburgh, I'm interested to see how this will affect my company and how it will affect the country I've come to know over the last year. Border controls would have to change. I don't see Theresa May being to keen on immigrants using Scotland as a back door into the UK. 

Right so what happens if they say yes.

Well from the information I've tried to gather over the last few months, I know the rest of us as the UK would initially maintain our place as the sixth-biggest economy in the world. Which means we would still be regarded as one of the biggest leading economies in the world.

In terms of trade Scotland exports over 70 percent of its GDP, much of it to the rest of the U.K. So with their 'freedom' from us they'll have to negotiate new relationships with key markets/player like the U.S. and China.

In terms of the free flow of trade, money and labour that comes with being part of the EU, they'll have to apply as an independent state to be part of the trading bloc and meet its standards for membership. Which could take 18 months to five years. (¬¬)

There is an argument around North Sea oil and fishing industries. Are Scotland too reliant on their resources? Why is that a problem anyway? I think they have a great opportunity of economic growth. 

They'll be aiming to keep their university fees free! Which is awesome for Scottish citizens, no benefit to the rest of us since we won't be united anymore.

If Scotland votes Yes, the Scottish Parliament will immediately begin negotiations with the aim of having their freedom by 24 March 2016

There are questions around military defence, nuclear missile programmes, with all the wahala that is going on in the world, defence is critical. 

So they're are so many things that'll change for Scotland if they do decide to leave us. I guess I didn't really have much of an opinion about this before joining my current employer. I'm neither for or against, haven't read up enough to form a concrete and informed opinion, which I regret. (Side eye)

But will be keeping my eyes peeled and ears open. What do you think? Would love to know your views. Yes or No? Or are you like me, the annoying person on the fence.


Catch you later