Scotland Votes: What’s at Stake for the UK

So far the Scottish referendum debate has been almost entirely about Scotland – what is good for it and what is bad for it. But what about the rest of the UK? Whatever the result, the UK as we have known it for the past 300 years is set to change dramatically, and may never be the same again.

If you think independence would not make any difference to the other 58 million people on these islands, think again. The reverberations could be felt across the land, from the future of the armed forces and nuclear deterrent, to the UK’s place at the international top table; from the fate of the union flag to the entire British political landscape.

Andrew Neil explores what an independent Scotland would mean for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the huge constitutional changes that may lie ahead whether the vote is yes or no.

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Can Scotland keep the pound?
Turcan Connell Asset Management CEO, Alex Montgomery is interviewed by David Clarke on the subject of currency should Scotland become independent.

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‚Nothing to stop‘ sterling use For Independent Scotland
There is „nothing to stop“ an independent Scotland using sterling with or without a currency union, economist Sir Donald Mackay has said.

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follow-up, 25.08.2014

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Schottland: Klein-Britannien nach Referendum?
Ein Großbritannien, das fünf Millionen Einwohner und ein Drittel an Landmasse verliert – das könnte am 18. September eintreten, wenn die Schotten über ihre Unabhängigkeit abstimmen.
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