Scotland to seek second independence referendum

Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by aetherson on Monday March 13, 2017 @12:39PM (#13859430)

But that doesn't seem to be what they want. I agree about being skeptical of being a small, relatively powerless country in a currency union with a much larger economy, but that's the case for them regardless of whether they're on the Pound Sterling or the Euro.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by RobertoG on Monday March 13, 2017 @01:34PM (#13860157)

That's my point. They can't do nothing about being a small country.

Their best option is have their own currency.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by aetherson on Monday March 13, 2017 @01:53PM (#13860415)

But my point is that they don't want their own currency. Also, the EU won't let them have their own currency. So given that that's off the table, the Euro is as good as the Pound for them.

[ Parent | on HN ]