On September 18, Scottish voters get to decide on independence for Scotland. According to at least one source, the main driver of the independence movement is that Scotland is too left-leaning for the UK. Which is a fairly startling thought giving how leftist the UK is on the whole. Whatever… I have no dog in that fight one way or the other. But assuming it passes and Scotland splits from the UK, it does raise a few interesting ponderables:
1) What will the rest of the UK be called, since it is no longer the “United Kingdom?” I hope they go with “Former United Kingdom.” Mainly the ninth-grader in me hopes that. Cuz then we can talk about the latest news out of the FUK, about what wacky hijinks all those crazy FUKers are getting into.
2) What will Scotland be called? Given that the current UK system is apparently far too conservative, I can only assume it’ll be something like the Democratic Socialist Peoples Republic Of If it Ain’t Scottish It’s Crap, or something.
3) I assume that there are ethnic Russians in the territory of Scotland. If Scotland bails from the UK, it will presumably also be out of NATO. So will the Russian military show up and take over the joint? Seems to be their MO these days.
4) What will Scotland do for cash when the North Sea oil starts to peter out? They can look to Venezuela for tips on being an oil-based economy…
As I said, it’s no skin off my nose either way it goes. About the only way it is likely to affect me is if the “Yes” vote wins, Scotland separates and the English invade, or if the “No” vote wins and Scotland erupts into civil war. In either case… yay for me! CNN will become entertaining again!