What would become of an independent Scotland? It may not be independent for long

We know it is a small sparsely populated place with not much going for it other than its strategic position.

Main industries were carbon based, now being phased out as old fashioned. Golf doesn’t employ many. It produces people that are inventive, hard working and fearless.

So it is worth the cost to the rest of the UK.

Some very vocal politicos north of the border want independence, to stop getting the Barnett formula money and to pay its own bills and have its own military defence to pay for. But they recognise Scotland is too small to be alone and will need to join a union with some foreign power.

The EU has already decreed it would not accept an application for membership from Scotland, what’s left, would Scotland be part of Norway or Russia? Be the 51st state of the USA?

Sue Doughty, Reading

——— ———

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers — and consequently the revenue we receive — we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription.

Subscribe to newsletter.co.uk and enjoy unlimited access to the best Northern Ireland and UK news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up.

Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website.

Alistair Bushe

Editor