The Effects Of European Integration On The Regional Independence

Taub argues that independence would expose the country to big, unnecessary risks attributed to things it could lose during the process of cessation from the United Kingdom and those linked with being independent upon the completion of the process. Therefore, these risks are severe enough to an extent that Taub does not see how the benefits or advantages of independence outweigh them. This is followed by a statement on things that could go wrong if the Scottish independence referendum succeeds. These include the relatively few purely Scottish institutions, reliance of the country’s banks on London for a bailout in case of a bailout, and reliance of Scottish research labs on funding from the United Kingdom (Taub par, 4).

Currently Scotland has its own parliament in Edinburgh which can deal with chosen devolved issues from Westminster. Originating mainly from the YES YES campaign in 1999 headed by the Labour Government. This means that Scotland has control over

The main reason for independence is to give the people of Scotland a better life and only a Scottish government can put the interest of Scottish people first. Democracy, prosperity and fairness are the values which are driving the yes campaign. Independence gives the Scottish people a chance to put the future of Scotland in their own hands and do what is best for them. Due to decisions for Scotland being made in Westminster (England) the policies just aren’t suited to the needs of the Scots. A Scottish government and parliament promise to build a fairer society, and in doing so will help Scotland to become a stronger

Scottish Independence - Good or Bad Scotland is at a turning point. The 300-year old Union is some say no longer fit for purpose. Some say it was never designed for the 21st century world and it is well past it's sell by date and is holding Scotland back. The Scottish people voted to move forward, with a new, more Scottish approach from an SNP government. But many oppose these views saying that Scotland needs the rest of the UK and that the economic and social problems caused by independence would be catastrophic to the relationships between Scotland and the rest of the UK. In any case the government has published a white paper setting out a vision of independence and responsibility in the modern world. But is this idea beneficial to our country?

This therefore brings power closer to the Scottish people, through the Scottish Parliament, but in hand it takes power away from the English people. This may be because there is no purely English devolved body in comparison to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly. Power is also brought closer to the people as devolved bodies can hold referendums; however, on the other hand, they are limited on what they can hold referendums about.

Within the United Kingdom, a recurring issue has been raised regarding the political position of Scotland and how the Scottish Parliament could better govern the country. To establish whether the quality of life could be improved for the Scottish people, key events, devolution, and the Scottish Parliament must be evaluated and analysed. The argument for greater power in decision making and the ability to implement change for the citizens of Scotland, has been central to Scottish politics for some time.

Originally Scotland had a very weak economy around 20 years ago but it has slowly strengthened every year since then. This has made people who are anti-independence and the UK admit that Scotland could survive on its own now with its improved economy (ASCHERSON, 2014). The economy is just one reason Scotland wants to break away. England lately has been making laws and policies that Scotland disagrees with. Also Scotland doesn’t feel as united with England and the rest of the UK as it once did. Slowly Scotland has been becoming more focused on their own country and not England or Great Britain as a whole.

independence, to determine whether the Scottish independence from Britain. The independence referendum entered the 100-day countdown stage, Nicola Sturgeon (Deputy First Minister) and Alistair Darling (Former chancellor of the exchequer) both had a very convincing speech on this topic. Nicola argues,Scotland’s huge wealth and extraordinary resources mean there is no question Scottish can be independent (Sturgeon,2014).Darling called on people to say “no thanks” to independence (Darling,2014).I thought that Nicola had a stronger speech. They both had prominent points and were persuasive,but I thought Nicola’s speech is easy to understand.

As of now the UK is a very powerful, rich and influential state. Becoming independent would significantly decrease Scotland's global presence and influence. Scotland's membership of the EU is not clear. Experts and politicians have disagreed on whether or not Scotland's status as an EU member state could be estalished.

Scotland wants its independence, and there are those who are for it, as well as those against it. Those for independence want to be independent for reasons including that they are against nuclear weaponry, they want oil money to be put to good use, and they would rather make their own decisions. Those against independence argue that if Scotland were independent, jobs would be lost, the BBC would be broken up, and UK funding benefits Scotland.

If Scotland is independent, it would have less influence in the world. The UK has a permanent place in the United Nations Security Council and is one of the largest member states in the European Union. Thus, anti-independence campaigners say an independent Scotland would inevitably hold less sway. They question whether an independent Scotland would be accepted into the Nato and say that its membership of the EU would only come with strict

Scottish devolution was defeated in the referendum and the two biggest parties campaigned for “No”. The SNP considered the results as a victory for devolution but was against the referendum as they were campaigning about the complete independence.

Scotland Independence Scotland wanted to be an Independent country, Scotland wants you to vote and a lot of people said no to it, and I think they are gonna re open one this year here are the pros and cons. The supporters of those who wanted Scotland to become an independent country includes Scotland being able to use oil which most of it has already belonged to Scotland to start building up its economic independence. They have complete control of its political identity Scotland would be able to set its own tax rates, have more control over nearby oil reserves. Scotland also includes no more nuclear weapons (SNP) anti-nuke it has been told that the nuclear weapons would need to be moved to England by 2020.

These factors have slowed down the process of further integration preventing the EU of becoming a superstate as they have bound the EU becoming closer due to the fundamental aim of intergovernmetalism wanting to maintain their national sovereignty in which may be threatened if the EU was to become a superstate. However,

Introduction The independence of Scotland, a current affair and highly interesting topic. In this paper I will not be discussing the current political arrangements between Scotland and England nor will I be discussing what can be expected of the true separation of Scotland from the U.K. in the future. In this paper I will research what led up to the citizens of Scotland to feel so culturally different from the rest of the U.K. Why they do not want to be a completely united country anymore. I will look at the different aspects that define a country and its citizens. Look into the political system, language, border lines, history and traditions from both Scotland and England.