John Clarke wrote:But she'd have to be careful how she styled herself in those countries that were never governed by her Tudor namesake.
In Scotland, in the period after her accession, there was I believe quite a lot of defacing of pillar-boxes and other street furniture that had been thoughtlessly adorned with the monogram "E II R".
True – pillar and post boxes in Scotland will feature the regalia of Scotland and the initials “ERâ€
Roger de Coverly wrote:Gordon Cadden wrote:
If Scotland is to have a Referendum on Independence, then the rest of the United Kingdom must also be consulted.
Not least on the financial terms of the dissolution. British (including Scottish) taxpayers borrowed a lot of money to rescue a couple of Scottish based banks. Who will inherit the resulting majority shareholding and for that matter the borrowings that financed it?
People in the rest of the UK will be consulted, albeit not by referendum. Precedent (e.g. Northern Ireland in 1973, Gibraltar
passim ) suggests that a referendum would only be held in Scotland.
Edited to add that the financial terms will be key. What is widely suggested is some form of per capita share-out of assets and liabilities. I'm not sure how that extends to the armed forces for example.
Alex Holowczak wrote:AMcHarg wrote:It's not for the rest of the UK to have a say in a referendum on Scottish independence. Only the people of Scotland should be consulted on the question of whether they become independent or not.
I'm not sure that that's quite right. Usually, only Universal Declarations of Independence are accepted by the international community quickly. For example, Kosovo was a messy, drawn-out process that took many years to resolve, but South Sudan was as simple as they get.
The question is, would the UK be given a referendum in such circumstances?
Unlikely – btw I’ve never heard the expression “Universal Declaration of Independenceâ€. Is this a cross between Unilateral Declaration of Independence and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or have I missed something?
Alex Holowczak wrote:Matt Mackenzie wrote:(what actually defines a Scot, though? What about the many expatriates, both elsewhere in the UK and abroad?? Would somebody who had moved there just months ago get a vote, but not them? I think that *is* a can of worms - and contrary to what some in the SNP think, the Electoral Commission should definitely be involved)
If there are no cross-border constituencies, you could just use the Scottish constituencies for the election.
There are no cross-border constituencies. (That would lead to an interesting variant of the West Lothian question
). I think the suggestion is that the Electoral Roll be used. The question is whether the Scottish Government has the right to use it.