Originally Posted by
Asturias56
With both the EU and Scotland the English always talk about "economics" (as in the Common Market) whilst the other side is talking about a political vision.
The Scots Nats (the EU ) don't CARE about the economic case - they want to run their own show and will do whatever it takes AFTERWARDS to to make it run as a country
I would argue 9/10ths of what a government does is defined by economics. A government with no money is just a group of people in a room making wishes they have no power to enforce. This goes doubly for socialist governments who rely on taxing the rich to provide for the poor- you need to have rich people in your country for that to work, that relies on businesses, they rely on policies, etc etc.
You're absolutely right that many voting for Indy don't care about the economic argument- but that's only because they've already lost it. If the case were stronger it would be on the front of every flier.
Scotland will manage to get by with a weaker economy, yes. But I do wonder what solace those in poorer families will find in greater sovereignty when the resulting Austerity hits. Probably much the same as the fishermen who voted to leave the EU only to find they couldn't sell any fish. Turns out, money is quite important to most people.