Yeah, and now Scotland is seeking independence again - but they still expect England (or at least the Bank of England) to be on the hook to bail them out.
Only if there is a yes vote returned in the referendum will it be possible to say that "Scotland is seeking independence" - at the moment the most that can be said is some Scots are seeking independence.
Secondly, the white paper released yesterday does not suggest that England (by which you rather arrogantly mean the rest of the UK presumably) be liable to pay any Scottish debts incurred after independence.
Of course not, seeing as here in the real world, many questions can't be settled until there's a negotiation between the two parties undergoing a divorce. The sole reason for the white paper is unionists demanding "answers" for things they know fine well it is impossible to answer definitively, then moaning about how said answers are "hopes and wishes".
However I'm impressed you read a 674 page document in less than a day, you win a speed reading award.
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Yeah, and now Scotland is seeking independence again - but they still expect England (or at least the Bank of England) to be on the hook to bail them out.
Neither of those assertions are true.
Only if there is a yes vote returned in the referendum will it be possible to say that "Scotland is seeking independence" - at the moment the most that can be said is some Scots are seeking independence.
Secondly, the white paper released yesterday does not suggest that England (by which you rather arrogantly mean the rest of the UK presumably) be liable to pay any Scottish debts incurred after independence.
So get that chip off your shoulder.
The White Paper released yesterday was a list of hopes and wishes. A lot of it wasn't confirmed.
Of course not, seeing as here in the real world, many questions can't be settled until there's a negotiation between the two parties undergoing a divorce. The sole reason for the white paper is unionists demanding "answers" for things they know fine well it is impossible to answer definitively, then moaning about how said answers are "hopes and wishes".
However I'm impressed you read a 674 page document in less than a day, you win a speed reading award.