Will England be saying bye-bye to Scotland tomorrow?

The Scottish will vote tomorrow, either for or against independence. Today, the polls stand at 51% for YES and 49% for the No voters. It is quite a close contest and the winners will be known by 6 am on Friday 19th of September. Politicians have had heated debates and there has been news of intimidation and shuffling of members of the public by campaigners. 

I had, secretly for months stood on the side of the YES voters for two reasons: First being that I believe that it is a basic and natural human right that each sovereign country should be allowed rule it self. Secondly, if a people think they have been short changed and want to break off, then, they should be allowed to. This is 2014 and colonisation is out of fashion.

Over the last couple of days, however, the excitement of the campaign has worn off for me and I can now see the repercussions for England of Scotland breaking away from Great Britain. Here is what will happen if the Scottish take a walk:

Scotland has vast oil reserves in the North Sea which is what we all use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in our cars, factories as petrol or diesel and in our homes as gas. Once the Scots leave , we must wave goodbye to the oil and gas from Scotland and look to the Middle East and Africa for our oil - which will triple in price to around £3.99 per lire.

There are many powerful banks, businesses and call centres with headquarters and bases in Scotland, once there is a YES vote, many new businesses will migrate there to enjoy being part of a newly created country with laws that favour their businesses.  An example, is Ireland where the government reduced business rates to attract foreign investors.

Interests rates in England may go up to raise the income lost from the union with Scotland and so shall taxes, levies and the removal of subsidies on oil and gas.

The cost of education will rise as more subsidies are removed. There are about 6 million people living in Scotland while about 65 million Britons live in Northern Ireland, Wales and England. Many Scottish students may go back home to receive free education up to university level, leaving the British schools and higher institutions under occupied and under funded.

Scotland has the most fertile of all the lands on the Isles. For years, battles were waged by the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Norwegians and so on just to take over the farms and resources of the land. Our food will become more expensive as over 70 per cent of our cattle are reared and food crops are farmed in Scotland. Little food comes from down here and England will have to rely solely on imported food with added tariffs and taxes.

The flagship British NHS and PENSION system will collapse as the Scots extract themselves from this historical invention which has interwoven all the countries of Great Britain for centuries.

There are also political, cultural and property repercussions which will arise.

THE WINNERS
The Scots, financial institutions and lawyers.

THE LOSERS
The rest of Britain especially, Wales and Northern Ireland, Educational Institutions, the NHS, pensioners and the Benefit System.

If you live in England be prepared for enormous changes - more reduction in salaries, increase in tax, NI contributions and pensions. the cost of drugs may also go up and you may have to pay for primary and secondary education. Food will also become more expensive as we negotiate new food prices with a new Scotland. 

Most importantly, laws will have to be re-written, new rules, codes and regulations, new passports and many more. A new flag will be created to exclude Scotland. In the current British flag - union jack, the navy blue in the flag represents Scotland. When Scotland leaves the union, the blue will have to go. Here are examples what the new flag will look like: