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Just want to make a note that I love being a Londoner as well as a Scot, when I am there. England is one of my favourite places, and the people are second to none.
In London England and the UK have one of the greatest cities in the world. Despite issues of late, London still shows to great effect what a multi ethnic, multi cultural, cosmopolitan hub it is. From the Notting Hill Carnival to the 2012 Olympics, this year is going to be a hoot.
Perhaps people are a little mistaken by what we Scots want from independence.
People like me and my family want to keep our ties with England, and want to continue everything pretty much as it is now, except by choice.
The differences that would be important are a mere handful compared to all we would want to remain as it is.
The main thing is we want to decide on matters most important to our country, and we don't want to continue being dictated to by a two party parliament we did not vote for.
I don't see much really changing, and I think it should be up to the Scottish to decide if we want to be independent, or just want more powers.
It is ridiculous to suggest the vote should be extended to any other countries.
Likewise, if we wanted to we could have our Scottish Pound, the Tories cannot take that away from us. Just like the English language, we are as much creators as adopters.
I am all for a new Royal Yacht as well, if it were dual purpose, say as a training ship for disadvantaged youths and a cruise ship for veterans.
The Queen can stay on it full time, with the chavs and those that fought for her, and her palaces can be turned over to the homeless, a fair number of whom also fought for her.
A number of my family live in the USA, and more live in Canada.
There is no issue about trading between the USA and Canada, yet they have independent economies and everything else.
Scotland and England will share much more, but that is a relationship I see as a good model.
I don't want an active border between our nations, but it may come to it if we have radically different immigration policies.
All these issues will take time to discuss and reach an understanding of for the people involved in this.
We need time, and 2014 is only two years away.
Why on earth do the Westminster madmen think they can push us to bring it forward, when it is nothing to do with them?
In London England and the UK have one of the greatest cities in the world. Despite issues of late, London still shows to great effect what a multi ethnic, multi cultural, cosmopolitan hub it is. From the Notting Hill Carnival to the 2012 Olympics, this year is going to be a hoot.
Perhaps people are a little mistaken by what we Scots want from independence.
People like me and my family want to keep our ties with England, and want to continue everything pretty much as it is now, except by choice.
The differences that would be important are a mere handful compared to all we would want to remain as it is.
The main thing is we want to decide on matters most important to our country, and we don't want to continue being dictated to by a two party parliament we did not vote for.
I don't see much really changing, and I think it should be up to the Scottish to decide if we want to be independent, or just want more powers.
It is ridiculous to suggest the vote should be extended to any other countries.
Likewise, if we wanted to we could have our Scottish Pound, the Tories cannot take that away from us. Just like the English language, we are as much creators as adopters.
I am all for a new Royal Yacht as well, if it were dual purpose, say as a training ship for disadvantaged youths and a cruise ship for veterans.
The Queen can stay on it full time, with the chavs and those that fought for her, and her palaces can be turned over to the homeless, a fair number of whom also fought for her.
A number of my family live in the USA, and more live in Canada.
There is no issue about trading between the USA and Canada, yet they have independent economies and everything else.
Scotland and England will share much more, but that is a relationship I see as a good model.
I don't want an active border between our nations, but it may come to it if we have radically different immigration policies.
All these issues will take time to discuss and reach an understanding of for the people involved in this.
We need time, and 2014 is only two years away.
Why on earth do the Westminster madmen think they can push us to bring it forward, when it is nothing to do with them?
