On 19-9-2014 14:55, Stephen wrote:
> Relieved, to tell the truth.
> I may have mentioned before that my four grandparents were from the four
> countries of the union. My Irish grandfather came to Scotland before the
> founding of the  Free State.

Yes, you told us a couple of days ago I remember. True Brit as you said, 
didn't you? I find it an interesting notion indeed. ;-)

I can understand your feelings. The whole process appears to me to be 
driven by sentiment much more than by rational economic foundations, and 
that is almost always the biggest problem with referendums. I am no 
economist but the one thing I know professionally (oil and gas) is that 
this branch is past its prime in the region and no new (big) fields can 
be expected to be discovered in the future. It surely was not the only 
asset brought forward by the yes party but it was a potentially poor 
asset nonetheless.

Thomas

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