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That was a vote on devolution, not full independence - back in 1979. The YES vote won by 52-48% but as only 63% voted they didn't pass the 40% of the total electorate test so didn't get devolution. 18 years of Tory rule and several million barrels of North Sea Oil later they unsurprisingly DID...

The whole situation is a disaster, the public's ignorance on both sides of the border of the repercussions of Scottish independence is worrying. Ironically, 29% of voters nationally voted for the United Kingdom Independence Party in the same year the United Kingdom could be breaking up. The...

I would have thought you need a Royal Charter with government approval to be able to print any form of bank note? And clearly, the big contract for De La Rue is with the Bank Of England? It would be ironic if it the new Scottish currency was printed in England. Either way, I cannot see how...

The Bank Of England is responsible for producing all the UK bank notes from a site in Essex. Therefore, how would Scotland obtain the notes they need?

The UK government website has ruled out any sort of currency union and made it clear an independent Scotland would not be allowed to use Sterling. And whilst the website is clear on why it thinks the union should be maintained there is very little information about what an independent Scotland...

I'm 45 and for almost all of my life a large proportion of the Scots have whinged about being ruled by Westminster whilst another large minority in the UK have whinged about being in Europe. With referendums on both issues coming up soon it will be nice to get the issue sorted once and for all...

It's all about the currency. Nobody knows exactly what currency will be used in an independent Scotland. I can't see that the rest of the UK would be willing to let them use Sterling - there is no upside for England, Wales and Northern Ireland but a big downside if Scotland fails economically...