threat?  you think that the SNP is playing some sort of hardball to attract more favourable calculations on NHS and other payments?

as far as the constitutional issue is concerned apparently ... if there were a referendum and if the referendum said yes to cessation then it has to come before the UK parliament.....  now, politically it is in the interests of the tories who have little support up there to let them go ... dunno though if the uk gov would set a referendum then and so on....

so it ain't something that would happen over night even if the overwhelming number of scots thought it would be a good idea

i think as an idealism it is an excellent idea for the regions that currently have their own parliaments to have their independence .... northern ireland would certainly have to sort themselves out.... but i don't see this as a neartime happening

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