Scots Going It Alone?

      Many Tahomans with Scottish ancestors have been buzzing with the topic of separatism.  In 2 weeks , Scottish voters will go to the polls to put some weight behind a local issue: that of detaching themselves from the Queen of England and her government after 300 years.   Seems like these things can't go on without some balloting on the topic.   We saw it happen up north a few years ago when a group of disgruntled French-speaking Quebecois wanted to vote on independence from the rest of Canada.  Reason prevailed in that case, and a majority voted to live with the larger body with all its imperfections.   Saved themselves a ton of money, too.
       Maybe that will happen in the Scotland/UK Affair.   Do you want to pick up the independence tab?   Won't be cheap, my friend.   New monetary unit, probably not a Euro zone euro.   Form a government?   Type?  Social welfare cost- extraordinary, of course.
     It will be watched with some degree of concern, but not too much.  Maybe Mad Vlad will see some Russian speakers walking around Glasgow and invade( he'll need the 2  Mistral carriers) and save the day for Scottish Russian speakers.   Or is he afraid of sanctions: no more German beer, French wine, Italian clothes, Greek olives, and Spanish tapas.
    We'll be watching this vote closely.