tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post7963319045090201595..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: "You've gotta accentuate the positive..."Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-22896476781008531002013-05-16T17:32:49.602+01:002013-05-16T17:32:49.602+01:00Regarding the currency union issue:
There may be ...Regarding the currency union issue:<br /><br />There may be reasons to assume a currency union is not as much in the interests of rUK as it is Scotland.<br /><br />As an economist opines here: http://www.scottisheconomywatch.com/brian-ashcrofts-scottish/2013/04/sterling-and-scottish-independence.html<br /><br />Which is worth bearing in mind in the long term. There will be some form of Scottish currency in some form at some point. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages in many ways.<br /><br />Most obviously, given the pensions crisis, having our own currency would allow us to devalue it (which we would have to do anyway if we wanted to build a competitive export economy) and this would massively help mediate the impact of the pensions black hole Westminster would gift us upon voting yes.endless psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369567459400752420noreply@blogger.com