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by mike-cardwell 4287 days ago
"I bet England does make them pay short term if there is a YES vote"

That is the opposite of what I would expect. England will go out of their way to help make sure the change goes as smoothly as possible. It is in everyones best interests to minimise chaos and uncertainty. I'm English FWIW.
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aetherson 4287 days ago
You are clearly correct that it would be in everyone's best interests not to indulge in the politics of spite. But man, the stuff I've been hearing out of UK leaders sure sounds like the politics of spite to me. Maybe that's just tactical to try to scare Scottish voters and after a "yes" referendum they'd pivot to minimizing carnage. But I wouldn't want to bet on that.
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lclarkmichalek 4287 days ago
Very much. It's in the UK's best interest to have an answer to questions about the Pound ASAP; the bond markets will accept no excuses. I'd be very surprised if any of the major points (Pound, Trident, Debt etc) were still undecided by Christmas (given a Yes vote).
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