re: #201 Gus

Here’s the thing that boggles me about Scottish “independence”:

Ditching Monarchy Is Step Too Far for Scots Nationalists

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For Scottish nationalists who say they are on the cusp of achieving their ambition of unraveling the U.K. political union that dates back 307 years, ditching the monarchy is a step too far. Rather than a republic, they want to keep the queen as head of a newly independent state.

“It would be a very smooth transition as she is already the Queen in Scotland,” said Robert Hazell, director of the constitution unit at University College London. “It’s a country she knows very well and loves very well.”

The monarchy is the most enduring symbol of union between England and Scotland along with the pound sterling, which the nationalists also want to retain.

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It seems to me the Scots truly don’t want independence.