Sorry, but you can’t compare countries like any of those that you have mentioned, with Scotland, as they are all at a distance from us geographically, and were actually not tied economically to anywhere near that of Scotland – Chalk and cheese , whereas Scotland is part of the same land mass and the population as well as the economy is intertwined.
Ireland Is closer to an independent Scotland scenario, but without the handouts from the EU , Ireland would likely not have survived, and Scotland will not be part of the EU.
Ireland was very nearly bankrupt during the financial crisis and the
Ireland Government together with the EU were extremely grateful to the successful U.K , as evidenced by the pleasure shown when they received our share of the bail out they needed.
“Between 2009 and 2011, RBS made “capital contributions” totalling €9.13bn (£7.6bn) to its Dublin-headquartered subsidiary ‘Ulster Bank Ireland’.
Over the same period, Lloyds transferred £6.41bn to its Irish operation, Bank of Scotland (Ireland), before dissolving the business.
The total – £14bn – amounts to more than a fifth of the £65bn UK taxpayers injected into RBS and Lloyds in 2008 and 2009.
Analysts estimate that RBS has since transferred another £2bn .
Significantly, RBS and Lloyds used the funds to write off billions of pounds of debt loaned to Irish commercial property developers and households in the “Celtic Tiger” boom years.
After the bubble burst, Ireland’s banks brought the country to its knees ( not a UK bank in sight) and forced the government into a €67.5bn (£56.5bn) international rescue, including £7bn from the UK Government, plus the injections of capital and write offs already mentioned, so over £20 billion of U.K. taxpayers hard earned cash.
Further, we are talking about the here and now , not a historical event on the other side of the World.
I am not being pessimistic about the economical situation ,should they get a referendum in 40 to 50 years time. ( the 2014 referendum was a ‘once in a lifetime referendum’ after all, as agreed by all political parties ) , I am in fact not bringing any emotion into the argument , just indisputable facts and truth.
Btw, the buffoons in power, were elected by a record majority, successfully sorted Brexit – as confirmed by Michel Barnier this very day, and have stolen a march on the EU over the vaccines, and have spent most of the last decade digging the UK out of the greatest mess left by any previous Government .
So, not everybody shares your view of our Government – a view however to which you are perfectly entitled to hold, and one which I would defend your right to hold ,to the bitter end .
Good to debate the matter with you!