The Shetland question

[DodgyAgent]

Shetland, Orkney and the Outer Hebrides demand independence referendums of their own if Scotland votes 'yes' - UK Politics - UK - The Independent

I will say it again. In the interests of fair play and consistency and the Islands close links to Norway why not?

Or are our "liittle scotlanders" a little stumped by this one?

[Old Greg]

Shetland, Orkney and the Outer Hebrides demand independence referendums of their own if Scotland votes 'yes' - UK Politics - UK - The Independent

I will say it again. In the interests of fair play and consistency and the Islands close links to Norway why not?

Or are our "liittle scotlanders" a little stumped by this one?

I assumed this was a front by the No campaign. But it is fun. Perhaps they would want to rejoin the Union. Perhaps Unst will go it alone.

[I just need to test it]

Heh. I read this while a dyed-in-the-wool "YES" voter was (by his own admission) "boring everyone in the office tulipless" with reasons why Scotland should vote YES. He wasn't amused by this news.

[scooterscot]

Scotland will do a Putin on those outlanders. Ever heard of the highland clearances?

[DodgyAgent]

Scotland will do a Putin on those outlanders. Ever heard of the highland clearances?

And what will they do a Putin with? If they try do you think the Nowegians would stand idly by? Norway Military Strength

[eek]

Scotland will do a Putin on those outlanders. Ever heard of the highland clearances?

rUK will place a few planes and troops on the islands for a nominal payment from their massive oil riches....

[vetran]

oh look

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M0w2oxhCZq...00/nns_map.jpg

[scooterscot]

And what will they do a Putin with? If they try do you think the Nowegians would stand idly by? Norway Military Strength

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Shetland (/ˈʃɛtlənd/; Scottish Gaelic: Sealtainn), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain.

[Gibbon]

Ever heard of the highland clearances?

Part II will be the evacuation of Scotland once Salmond has fecked it up for good.

[The Spartan]

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Maybe they'd like to be independant of Scotland though