Scottish Independence?
921730
It is the same situation with the E.U,  I think that we pay  a lot more in than we get out of it to subsidise the uneconomic European farmers (especially the French) who according to the newspapers are laughing at us and also  the ridiculous  human rights clauses. Before the E.U. we were an independent nation now we seem to be controlled  by Brussels. I suggest we get our Independence back then we can sort our own problems out
290610
Yes, it is considered a constituent country in Union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland(the United Kingdom).\n\nAn interesting note is that it was the SCOTTISH monarch (James VI) who ascended the English throne and United the two kingdoms of England & Scotland.\n\nFurther showing that Scotland is a country: It has it's own national anthem. It has it's own parliament which governs their own affairs. It has its own court system. It has its own currency (the Scottish pound is on par with the British Pound). And it competes in many sporting events separately (world cup soccer, Rugby, etc.)
1181133
Why don't you rouse a few players up and get a decent Scottish team together then, instead of consistently posting anti-English questions?\n\nI like Scottish people, and have lots of Scottish friends, and you just need to get a life and a decent hobby.
268482
No. Not at all.\n\nBut rumour has it there might be one in Scotland. \n\nNo promises, though.
596180
Scotland was for a long time an independent country, but after the disaster of the Darien Expedition it was virtually bankrupted and joined the United Kingdom in 1707. After the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 was defeated the Scottish people were subjected to harsh reprisals such as the Highland Clearances and treated as a colony to be subjugated, rather than an equal partner in the UK. \nEver since then Scotland has largely been treated as an economic tributary of the UK, with much of the profit from its industrial and mineral output being funnelled to London. \nMore recently many Scots feel they have been unfairly treated by the UK in two main fields. Firstly, the revenues from North Sea Oil, produced in Scottish territorial waters, was used to subsidise the spending of the UK government rather than being used for the development of Scottish industry and civic society. Government papers recently released proved that the governments of the early 1970s deliberately blocked Scottish moves towards devolution or independence as the UK would have been in severe difficulties without the oil revenues (see for example http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4661584.stm). Secondly, the Conservative governments of Margaret Thatcher (PM 1979-1991) were perceived as being very biased in favour of the core Conservative vote in England, at the expense of Scotland and Wales. This has created a strong nationalist backlash in Scotland, hence the increasing support for independence. Saying that England provides a nice lifestyle is, to put it kindly, not easy to reconcile with the facts.
752419
Are you talking about scottish parliament here? They tried to pass a holyrood bill but it hasn't actually been passed yet - they're still discussing it.\n\nhttp://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=114&id=1692062006\n\nPhone in ill. What does the boss expect on new years day!?
859659
flags of the world.\nhttp://www.flags.net/SCOT.htm
574113
Actually, in addition to Montenegro voting to separate from Serbia, Spain is having issues with separatism in its regions.  The Basque country has long wanted an independent state that would take territory from Spain and France.  Catalonia has recently moved towards greater autonomy, and the other regions jealously want to ensure that they receive similar rights vis a vis the central government.  While the UK is not separating, the devolution movement has been strong there in recent history, and Wales and Scotland will probably continue to push for greater autonomy within the UK framework.  History suggests that change alone is constant.
644593
At some point in the future there should certainly be a referendum on the subject. I'm not altogether sure that independence would be a good thing. Small states tend to get picked on by bully boys. You know who I mean.
848224
Igstrike is basically right, but that's not the whole story. When the Romans came to Scotland, they found two distinct populations, the Britons, speaking some dialect related to early Welsh, and the Picts in the far North, speaking a language unknown to us, which may or may not have been Indo-European - perhaps develpoed from the language of the pre-Celtic inhabitants.\n\nAfter the Romans left, thse two peoples were joined by Anglo-Saxons in the South, and Scots in the West, a tribe who crossed from Ireland, bringing with them the Gaelic language.\n\nSo the "Scots" were from Ireland; but today's Scottish people are descended from a mixture of all four peoples (plus newcomers).\n\nWorth noting that Gaelic, still spoken in the Western Isles, has never been spoken in more thatn half the country; Scots English is at least as authentically Scottish. The Picts and the Welsh were absorbed by the others.
578227
Ok, to start off, I will correct your poor spelling - the correct title is Prime Minister.\n\nAnd the answer to your question - Scotland does not have its own Prime Minister - Tony Blair is the Prime Minister for the whole of the UK.
820830
Sort of what it implies. Home rule. Rule by the local governments. What it originated more from was the Irish wanting more control over themselves instead of being ruled by the British. So now it implies semi-autonomy for almost any country or region controlled by someone else. Usually it is seen by the country being controlled as a step to full independence, but not necessarily so.\nCheck out these sites for more info:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_rule\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Rule_Act_1914
745916
From what I just read it is the scottish parliament that has all the say so, any way it is a legislature body in the United Kingdom and overseas territories. Go to htt//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British Parliament, you'll find just what you want.  P.S. This is my ancestry to as far back as 1754 to the Lyon name.  Hope you find what you want to know. Good chat'in with ya!
1016225
Defo everyone in Scotland...tee-hee!\n;-)
744494
Exam questions are your responsibility. Your reading and classroom notes should be enough, but if you need some more information, try wikipedia's article:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Scotland\n\nor the following book:\n\nCross, F.L. and Livingstone, E.A. (eds), Scotland, Christianity in in "The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church", pp.1471-1473. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997. ISBN 0-19-211655-X\n\n.
752536
Yes I agree with you. Stop the Scots MPs voting on issues that do not effect Scotland or allow English MPs to vote in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish issues.
1050418
Sounds right.  I've been speaking English for 30 plus years and I don't understand the Scots.  No one does.