...appreciate the time you took describing your arguments. The day of referendum gets closer, and debates for and against Scotland’s independence get more and more intense. Scotland is about to enter a new era, even if a yes vote is viewed on, with different perspectives by different parts of both Scotland and the remaining countries behind the United Kingdom. The end or beginning is close, and the breathtaking discussions will finally come to an end. We will give you the best reasons to stay under Great Britain’s wing, and give you the best arguments that hopefully will change your mind. Expressed by Mr. Salmon, the main income for Scotland as an independent nation, would be oil, but we all know that oil is like other fossil fuel kinds, a finite recourse which doesn’t last forever, and can’t generate recourse for ever. A lot of countries have been very rich becouse of their oil possession, but as we have seen oil runs out, and they desperately have to seek greater income recourses Another solution for a stable income, would be a higher tax for the individual, which probably would result in less financial growth caused by the minimized private sector. There is another solution, if Scotland stays in the union, the leading parties in Great Britain will provide a stable economy and fulfill Scotland political wishes, which will cause more influence in the parliament from Scotland’s perspective. This scenario would develop a strong nation with its own political and socialistic...
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...Scottish Referendum Should Scotland become independent? The fight for Scottish independence grows ever more intense as the referendum looms over us all, with less than a week to go it seems neck and neck which makes this unravelling drama ever more exciting, but the question still remains, will Scotland get its long awaited independence? The possibility of a YES and a NO vote are level and this essay will look at the arguments for and against Scottish independence. Say Scotland do get there independence, what does that mean for them and for the rest of the UK. Firstly for Scotland it would mean taking full responsibility by moving all governing powers to Scottish soil. This is a huge benefit for the Scottish people because their votes for their general election will be valued more due to the fact that the new government will be more focused on the needs and requirements of the Scottish people, not the divided needs of the UK public. Another benefit for Scotland if the YES vote was to go ahead is that they will no longer have to build nuclear power stations and instead could spend that money elsewhere, for example education, this optimises their opportunity cost as well. Sticking to the topic of energy, Scotland will keep 90% of the oil from the oil reserves in the North Sea which could financially boost Scotland’s economy and trade with other nations. These points just prove that Scotland has the resources and finances to carry themselves forward as an independent nation...
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...PROS Childcare Benefits The Scottish government claim by the end of the first independent Scotland to have all children between 3-4 (and in some cases vulnerable 2 year olds) in full time childcare- equating to time spent at primary school Raising Attainment amongst disadvantaged children The Scottish government state, that the root of some educational problems, stem from children in severe poverty, who have messy home lives & poor diets. A hungry child cannot fulfill their education to the best of their ability and a child who is distracted at home cannot focus on learning. Their main aim is to change the tax & benefit system – tackling poverty will allow more parents to work and provide a better life for children who will then in turn have more time to focus on school and nursery Protecting free tuition in Universities The Scottish government claims to protect free tuition fees for Scottish students and still provide supports for living costs University is one the main focuses of the Scottish economy following independence. The proposal is to remain the same by charging students from other parts of the UK to study for Scotland. This policy recognizes the requirement to keep a mix of students so that the Scottish people benefit from a free education and the universities benefit from a contribution from Students from other parts of the UK and further Apprentiships ‘New Modern Apprenticeship’ would increase year by year with 30,000 modern apprentices...
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...The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is one of the oldest banks in the world with over 700 branches, mainly in Scotland, but also in the larger cities in England and Wales. RBS has a proud history stretching back to the early 1700s and was the first bank in the world to offer an overdraft facility in 1728. In recent times RBS has had problems linked to the worldwide financial crisis. The share price of RBS reached an all time high of £7 per share in 2007. However, in 2008 the UK government had to bailout RBS, buying 84% of its shares at only 50p per share. RBS is now seen as being owned by the government after it invested £45 billion in the share purchase. In 2011 these shares dropped from the purchase price of 50p per share to 19p per share. This represented a loss of £26 billion to the UK taxpayer. After the UK government bailout, RBS bonus payments to executives continued, leading to controversy throughout the UK. Staff bonuses were nearly £1 billion in 2010 even though RBS reported losses of £1·1 billion in the same year. More than 100 senior bank executives were paid bonuses in excess of £1 million each. Chief Executive, Stephen Hester, who was appointed to rescue the heavily indebted bank, was awarded a bonus of £1 million. Hester subsequently waived the bonus offer after a public outcry at the level of bonuses being awarded by RBS. At the same time Labour MPs had been planning to force a House of Commons vote on the bonuses being offered to RBS executives...
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...Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland, acts in such a malicious manner throughout Shakespeare’s play Macbeth that one may conclude the character to possess evil qualities. Shakespeare exhibits this evil quality through the use of literary devices such as metaphors, personification, and foreshadowing. In the beginning of the play Macbeth shows the qualities of a loyal and courageous man willing to fight for his country and king. However, by the end of the play his ambition and hunger for power overtake these traits, causing him to become an apathetic and dishonorable leader of Scotland. Macbeth’s unfortunate downfall begins with the witches’ prophecies. The long list of evil things that Macbeth does throughout the...
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...* The author of the Article is Kenneth B. Scott. * The Article title is A Single Police Force for Scotland: The Legislative Framework (1). * The Journal Title is Policing a Journal of Policy and Practice Volume 7. * The publication date is June 2013. * Issue 2. * Page numbers 135-141. * The content of the Article is focused on the introduction of The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and how the provisions of the Act may impact upon four key areas of policing which are the nature of policing, governance, local policing and police accountability. The Article briefly touches upon the history of the evolution of legislative police reform since 1962 and how the values and role of the police have been modernised with the introduction of the Act with a particular emphasis on human rights. The author draws the reader to the observation that the Act will emphasise that the police are a provider of public services, not just a law enforcement agency. Highlighting potential conflict between police commanders, local authorities in terms of local performance accountability and broader governmental targets known as ‘single outcome agreements’, the Article does not offer a resolution merely that conflict is very possible. The author introduces the reader to the transformation of independent police accountability mechanisms in Scotland and how this more aligns to the current arrangements in England and Wales. The author suggests that the role of the Police Investigations...
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...independence Referendum took place in Scotland. It was an important decision for the brave Scots. Even if a slim majority voted against the independence of Scotland, more and more devolution states around Europe try to get independent. The latest example is Catalonia in Spain, where the Referendum will be on 9th of November. It is not necessary to say that there are more states which want to become independent. However the question is coming up: Why do these federal states want to become independent or why don’t they? What will happen to the rest states which are left? Let´s begin with the question of why states try to be independent? For this question we need of course to look at the advantages of getting independent. There we have to look in the first place at the economic situation in Spain or the political situation in Scotland. Spain is in a big financial crisis. They have an unstable economic system, because the banks invested too much money building new houses and renting them to people, who can´t effort it. So they lost all their money. Catalonia is the richest and economic most powerful state in Spain so if they got a nation on their own there would be a higher welfare. Another advantage would be the political self-destination as in Scotland. As a devolution state they can’t decide what they want to change in their own country, because all powers are in England. When the government in London says “No” to something they wanted to do, Scotland can’t change anything. These...
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...------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Introduction The subject I have analyzed in this research paper is the possible independence of Scotland. I chose this topic because the Scottish independence is a problem of great importance not only for the UK and Scotland, but also for the whole Europe. While doing my research I found very strong and opposing opinions about this recent topic. Scottish independence is a relevant and important matter that has been debated for many years but is now at the pinnacle of debate. Both public and politicians and opposing opinions about independence and throughout this work I will evaluate the most current and most emotive arguments for and against independence. First, I will speak about the historical background of this issue and about the parties “fighting” for independence. Next, I will represent for and against arguments, which will help to understand this complicated issue. Chapter I General information Scotland was an independent country from 843, with the unification of the Scots and Picts. In medieval times, Scotland fought for freedom from England, which Mel Gibson dramatically depicted in his Academy Award-winning movie "Braveheart." Not long after Wallace died in the early 1300s, Robert the Bruce led Scotland to independence, and it remained an...
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...citizens took part in a historic referendum that would decide whether Scotland would remain part of the United Kingdom, or they would become an independent country. The vote had and will have many political and economic implications for Scotland and the United Kingdom. Scotland voted against independence in a 55% to 45% difference and this was due to a variety of political and economic reasons. While some believe that an independent Scotland would be better off, the majority of its citizens believed that remaining part of the United Kingdom would be better for the country. Scotland is better off staying part of the United Kingdom. One of their primary arguments for Scottish independence was that an...
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...September 18, 2014, Scotland voted against a referendum that would have made Scotland independent from the United Kingdom. Voters were asked, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” and were given the answer choices of “Yes” or “No” (Black, 2013). 55 percent of voters responded “No” and 45 percent chose “Yes” (British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC], 2014). Using analytical historical perspectives such as political history, cultural history, and economic history, it can be argued that it was favorable to all involved parties – Scotland, the United Kingdom, and their international allies – for the Scottish Independence Referendum to result in a majority “No” vote. The primary historical perspective to influence the referendum is political...
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...English Assignment 2: Dear Britain I. Analyse Baker’s letter “Dear Britain”. The letter Dear Britain is written by Matt Baker on the 5th of January 2014. The letter is published on National Collective. It was written fourteen days before the Scottish referendum to clear things out between England and Scotland. Matt baker is a presenter and a supporter of the independence for Scotland. Therefore he will vote yes when the Scottish referendum comes. Baker writes in a formal language throughout his letter. His way of writing gives the letter a more serious touch, which makes the letter serious. In the letter Baker’s argues that the situation not only affects the Scottish people. But also people living in Britain in general. Baker says that if Scotland votes yes for the referendum and becomes independent, then Wales will probably do the same and start a national debate about splitting from England which makes England the only country left in Great Britain. If the Scottish people decide to vote yes for independence and therefore separates from England, then it will have an influence on the English government resources. It will have an affect on the resources because then they will loose the North Sea Oil. According to Matt the independence is not an issue regarding income and rank. It also includes human lives, which puts it all in different perspective. The human needs should always come first and be above everything else. No human beings should feel helpless and...
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...Scotland, although a part of the UK, is different from all the other countries in the UK. This difference is evident in its history, music, food, religion, education, language and the Scottish way of life. This essay is aimed at pointing out this difference and relating it to the vast ethnic diversity of Nigeria. There is evidence of human settlement in parts of present day Scotland that dates back to 6,000 BC. The first residents were hunters and fishermen. About two thousand years later, another group of people arrived -- the Neolithic people. There is still some evidence of their stone houses in Orkney. The Bronze age brought the Picts, who lived in the region north of the Firth of Forth, and the Celts, who had come to live in regions of Britain and Ireland further south. The Picts were known for their metal work used for hunting and in wars. Scotland (Alba or Alban) consisted of four different races. The Picts of Celtic, perhaps of Scythian stock, predominated lived from Caithness in the north to the Forth in the south. The Britons of Strathclyde stretched from the Clyde to the Solway and further south into Cumbria. The Teutonic Anglo-Saxons that later arrived, held the lands to the east south of the Forth into Northumbria and the kingdom of Dalriada, to the west, including present-day Argyll, (the land of the Gael). Kintyre and the neighbouring islands were occupied by the Scottish people from Northern Ireland in the third and fourth centuries. During this period,...
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...Music: The music of Scotland is known for being traditional. Traditional music in Scotland is usually played with bagpipes,drums,and wood flutes. Traditional music in Scotland tells a story. Most songs are derived from letters or poems. Scotland’s music has been influenced by the cultures of Europe and the United States. Rock music and pop music are also popular genres of music in Scotland. Clothing: Traditional clothing for Scotland consists of Kilts, ghillies, sporran, and sgian dubh which is also known as highland dress. Ghillie brogues are traditional thick soled shoes with no tongues and long laces, the laces are wrapped around and tied above the wearer’s ankles so that the shoes do not get pulled off in mud. Kilts are a tartan wrap...
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...To what extent has Sectarianism clouded Scottish football and what factors have proven most pivotal in its development? Sectarianism can broadly be understood as a 'narrow-minded following of a particular belief by members of a denomination that leads to prejudice, bigotry, discrimination, malice and ill-will towards members, or presumed members, of another denomination. Sectarianism can occur in different ways, either at an individual, group, cultural or institutional level' (Scottish Executive, 2006). From this, it can be determined that sectarianism refers to negative, aggressive or inappropriate conduct from one individual or group towards another from a different religious background. An extreme example of this was found as tensions heightened in the Glasgow loyalist area of Bridgeton in 1995, as 16 year old Celtic fan Mark Scott was brutally murdered walking home from a Celtic match by Rangers fan Jason Campbell, 23. This behaviour has been widely attributed to Scottish football, and its fans, for the better part of a century since the institution of Glasgow Celtic football club in 1888 and continues to prevail menacingly within Scottish football. The sectarian rivalry within Scottish football largely centres on its two dominant and largest clubs, Glasgow-based Celtic and Rangers. Berger (1984) concludes that in studying religious factions we can scrutinise human passions and motivations unrivalled in any other sector of social life. Indeed, it can be argued that sectarianism...
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...Both pro-unionists (including Daniel Defoe, the Earl of Cromartie and others) and the anti-unionists (John Spreul, David Black and Fletcher of Saltoun among them) all agreed that Scotland was in dire straits economically and one of the only ways to improve the nation’s fortunes was to increase exports and decrease imports to Scotland. Many involved in the economic debate saw that there had been an economic imbalance for many years and that this needed to addressed first and foremost in order to alleviate the crisis that was ensuing in Scotland. In contrast to the pro-unionists stance that Scotland’s primary outlet for trade was now England consisting of trade in cattle and linen – which if cut off by the enforcement of the Alien Act Scotland...
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