An independent Scotland within the EU risks becoming Greece, but without the handouts. Its living standards would rapidly descend.
Tag Archives: Scotland
The EU, Scotland, UK Triangle
For the time being, EU-27 will consider the Scottish issue as an internal affair of the UK. The EU has enough issues to ponder.
10 Things They Won’t Tell You about the British Election
The upcoming election is the strangest in recent British political history.
Scotland’s Alex Salmond: Down, But Not Out
Two months after voters rejected independence, the Scottish National Party leader is back to try again.
The Scottish Vote and Europe’s Future
Scotland votes for more home rule within the UK, not independence.
The UK’s Problems Have Just Begun
Far from settling everything, the Scottish vote has opened everything up.
10 Facts: The World’s Newest (Potential) Nation
An independent Scotland would have slightly more people than Turkmenistan.
Smaller Nations in a Big World
Of the 193 countries in the United Nations, how many are smaller than Scotland?