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Old 09-10-2014, 08:04 PM   #69
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Originally Posted by Matty81 View Post
It's a real shame when private industry gets involved in fear mongering like that during an important democratic process.

They are announcing they are moving before they even fully understand what the new operating environment will be like? Seems really fishy to me.
A shame? They have every right to move their business, or threaten to move. It is perfectly reasonable that they would not want to do business in a new country with no currency, and clue as to any way forward.

If it is true they employ 6000 people in Edinburgh, that's a nice chunk of voters for the No side. As long as they're not forcing their employees to vote No, I see nothing wrong with it.

Personally, I'm really hoping for a No vote. I'm of English/Scottish/Irish ancestry, and it's not that I'm against Scottish independence per se, it's just that I think it would be terrible for Scotland.
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