Govangirl wrote:I really don't think that's quite true Baz. It is not automatic that ANYONE would enter into a currency union with Scotland. Personally, I believe it is in the best interests of London to have Scotland within a currency union but it is certainly not as you state. It is NOT about whether they should use the pound but whether or not there can be a currency union.
You seem to have missed the point, or perhaps chosen to ignore it.
A currency union already exists.The question is, what form does it take after Independence?
Westminster would have you believe it is solely at their discretion,
but then they also suppressed the McCrone Report for 30 years.
Westminster's duty is to the Bank of England, and they always act accordingly.
Of course, Scotland could always declare itself a separate entity, akin to the City of London
There is more a stake than squabbling over fiscal matters.
Consider the impact of the contamination of Dalgety Bay, are
you content to allow even the possibility
of the same in the Firth of Clyde?