UK to leave EU

[I_am_not_mafia]

Scotland trying to survive on its own would be like Brittany wanting to independant of France. Economically, unless they are like Monaco, the idea of Scotland, Brittany and other areas who want to be independant, they are f*cked! Shame, I really want to see Scotland independant.

What reason do you have to think that? Scotland has a similar population to Finland, Norway, Denmark and Ireland (5 million). It also has an area of land (80,077 km²) more than or comparable to Denmark (42,925 km²) and Ireland (84,421 km²). No one ever says those countries can't survive alone. Iceland has a fraction of the population and hardly any more land. Scotland has plenty of natural resources (oil, fish, forestry, land, sea and wind energy). It has an international banking sector that could take over from London by remaining in the EU. It has world class universities. A global whisky export and lots of tech companies.

I see no reason for this unsubstantiated and unexplained belief that Scotland is too small to go it alone.  Maybe it's the BBC weather map that slants Britain to make Scotland look smaller. Just to remind you of perception vs actual size:

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Perception:



Actual size:

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