Lt. A.Kouassi

So am I, and the consequences of it, but, just wait when they cannot deliver. And fail again. Scotland will respond in a way which it never has for years and years. And it won't be that 45% leading the way. It will be that 55% who voted no leading and pressurising the establishment. The resignation of our First minster, who fought for Scotland all his life, I don't blame him, he has put too much of his life to Scotland and people threw it back in his face. Lets see how long people last without a proper voice like Mr Salmonds. The man who gave and has kept free education, prescriptions and much much more of Scotlands policies and values that we enjoy today. It is indeed just insane and unreal. As for vote rigging and fraud, with half the steps taken anyway like voting via pencil in some areas and all the strange acts, I wouldn't be surprised if tampering went on. But it was still going to be a No vote anyway, would have been no doubt. But much much closer.

The only good thing from this is that Scotland has now changed the entire future of the United Kingdom, influenced democracy in a way and caused politicians to think twice when it comes to the treatment of their populace. The negativity that has came from the no vote has been disgraceful, appalling and just an embarrassment. People die fighting for Independence and we have the option to simply put a cross in a box but unfortunately we ended up rejecting our own independence. It is just embarrassing and shameful. I am still proud to be Scottish, but the word itself is slowly loosing its meaning as are the people who are tied to it. The rest of the U.K has benefited from us staying, Westminster has, as for Scotland, it has not really, at least not yet. And to be honest, with the track record Westminster has for delivering, these extra so called powers from the vow, as stupid as they may be, for example allowing us to raise tax but not lower it........, are not going to be implemented exactly 100% as to what each party agreed to, including Mr Cameron. The politicians there simply would not allow Scotland to possess more power than the rest of the U.K because it is unfair to the rest of the U.K. And as we have been hearing, many have already spoke out against the idea and the promise has already taken its first step on being broken within 24 hours because on Friday, Westminster, Gordon Brown and the joint union were supposed to deliver and present to Scotland the timetable for these powers, to which they have not done yet. So in all honesty they are taking the piss. This can easily be seen from the media and of course the politicians telling Scottish MP's to stay out of English concerns and not be allowed to vote and England receiving more power, which has already been prepared according to some. I mean, that is supposed to be the point of this "United Kingdom", Equality. And again Westminster has proven the thoughts and verdicts of many be basically saying Scottish MP's don't have a say in matters concerning a part of the U.K whereas English Politicians have a say on Scottish matters...... Not to mention all the rioting by unionist loyalist supporters and their disgraceful vile acts of burning the Scottish Flag, attacking people carrying rightfully the Scottish flag in place of the Union Jack and not to mention attacks on Police and everyday Scots, A yes vote would still have been the best option, Scotland taking control over its own affairs and having to share all its wealth among not 63 million people but 5 million people, thus increasing the wealth even more to the Scottish Economy, budgets etc. The result of the No vote in my opinion again was simply that least week of pure scaremongering from banks and business who later have actually admitted nothing would change or their verdicts were not that thought out etc. I mean take Loyds, HQ moving to London, already in London. RBS moving HQ, no, moving a plaque which doesn't affect any jobs even admitted by RBS Director, Tesco prices go up, they stated that was pure scaring and rejected the claims made by media etc. Also pricing and tax going up, it is going to go up now anyway from a no vote, so really was irrelevant. So much more contributed, establishment all coming up here with media backing majority of it. The 55% of Scotland fell for the last plead and chance for Westminster and now as we all now know, are coming to regret that. People are already starting to regret their decision now, question their judgement but it is too late for that. Everybody knows what Westminster is capable of from the past, but seems the 55% who voted no didn't grasp that. So now we are engrained in the U.K now permanently, Mr Salmond is gone, and without him and a strong SNP, their is no way Scotland will have such a push as we just did, to gain Independence. Not to mention financially and economically, politically, Scotland may not be in such a good position as it was, to be able to push off as it could have in the event of a yes vote this year. The decision has been accepted, also by myself, and people need to move on now but Scotland's future would have been much brighter with the Scottish people governing our country and having full access to our own assets.

In regards to that reference on Free Education. I am saying that in Scotland, it is currently and will remain free for our own students. In no way did I say the English and Welsh should pay for our education. Secondly, they do not pay currently for our education and thirdly, there is no need for us to pay fees :P We can afford to do so. What I am saying also is that current English students in our Universities within Scotland already have to pay their own fees and ways because it could have been a potential place. That is where I am saying they should continue to pay their own way and not have the Scottish tax payer paying for their education. They could have had it in England, but it has been proven that many students throughout the U.K prefer to go to Scottish universities because of the pricing and benefits that are given by them. Firstly on Oil, Scotland does not rely on oil at all. Much more business, industry and ways we make our money and strengthen our economy. Again, Oil is just an extra asset and boost. Even if it ran out, we would still be a wealthy country so I do not see why this Oil argument is such a big issue. It is just scaremongering from the no campaign and misleading information. There have already been plans to expand the Oil industry because with the new technology, new oil fields and sites for drilling are being found. And it will continue to because only so much of the North has been actually tested and explored in that sense for oil :) Hope that clears that up for you. Oil, Currency, Defence, The N.H.S. All of them are really backfiring points for the no campaign. They have all been answered, they have all clearly shown by people's reactions, have been discussed more than enough times, mostly brought up by the no campaign. And people are fed up hearing about these points :P

Okay to answer all of that: 1. England have already started it so there is no argument that it hasn't started already and they won't do it. 2. Regardless of what the price of oil is or how many barrels we have, the fact remains. WE HAVE OIL, or we have Lots and Lots of Oil. It is an extra boost to our economy one way or another. Secondly we do not solely rely on our oil. Our economy is already healthy and with the extra money we would save by not assisting in pointless wars, illegal wars and funding a nuclear weapon and now upgraded ones which is such a waste of money, we could further thrive. Not to mention the fact that currently all our taxes generated goes to Westminster and they decide how much of our own money we get back. Eh, I think the people of Scotland want to see their money spent in their own country and not on constant projects in London and South of the Border. Same goes for OUR oil, Westminster continue to squander our wealth. 3. University tuition is free for Scottish students and it is rightfully so that others have to pay, specifically those South of the border because it is a matter of protecting places which could have been assigned to a fellow Scot. If we go independent firstly, we would not have to raise taxes because we would as above already have more than enough to fund things, secondly, we would not have to pay for English students in our universities because they already have to pay their own way for using our much preferred education facilities. 4. As the Yes campaign and myself and many others from the no campaign have admitted to, We will be using the (£)POUND. it has been answered so many times yet the only people who cannot understand that seems to be the no campaign. It is a lost point from them now. Overdone same with Oil. Both have been fully explored and answered to the satisfaction of the majority of people. We will have a currency union, it is just not logical nor desirable for the rest of what remained of the U.K nor Scotland to not have it. As explained in first post. Simple as that. Taxes are scaremongering yet again with raising because we could and can easily fund our services with all the extra money we would then save, have, and also manage fully.

Pretty much above on oil. The No campaign use this and currency as their strong points to go on about and try to blind people and yet funnily enough they are not so strong now as it has worked against them because people are fed up hearing about it now knowing that we can have the pound and as Mr Swinney described, "Oil is an extra bonus for Scotland". We already have plenty of assets and wealth without Oil. It really is just an extra help. You say the "English" Government. Surprisingly that it yet another reason why the Equality argument will not back the U.K. I don't know how many times Great Britain or United Kingdom has been to referred to as England or English it is just unreal. If we gain Independence, the equality will most certainly be better as currently as it stands within "Britain" it is just getting worse and worse. What would I rather have and do? Have a nuclear weapon that sits in the Clyde pointlessly wasting my money being funded on and supporting illegal wars, arms to rebels and helping those who would kill innocent civilians or would I rather see my money and my countries money put to better use for example, Building 10 new hospitals, upgrading our current Infrastructure for example, motorways from dual carriageways to proper MOTORWAYS 3-4 lanes, better education support and the like, or better yet them all. Because that is the reality, we are a rich country and we can be even richer with controlling our own assets and making our own decisions, much more realistic and logical than what the Westminster Government currently are always doing. Squandering our wealth for their so called needs. Like upgrading Heathrow airport, building high speed railway links and upgrades from main cities of England, upgrading internet infrastructure rather than elsewhere. That is the main issue within this Union. The Wealth of all countries in it combined still is not distributed across the U.K. It is a laughable joke as to what we are in today.

For reference :) : I have always been an SNP supporter and support Independence fully. It is a no brainer for me really. My views below on some topics in the Independence debate: We will make Scotland an even better country and it will prosper even more with independence. It really comes down to a few basic questions for those who don't know. Would you rather have 3 parties who will always rotate in power, possibly a 4th now (UKIP :D), have policies decided for us by Westminster and not really have much control over our own country and policies or would you rather have decisions made by the people of Scotland and her own parliament in which the Scottish people have an elected Government that reflects their best interests and desires? Some issues to really clear up: Not going to write an essay on every point but the main ones which are really a bit of common sense and thinking :S 1. We will be using the (£)Pound or (£)our own currency regardless of what happens because firstly, a currency union is logical for both parties to agree on and really would further cause suffering for the rest of what remained of the United Kingdom if the Westminster Government at that time refused.. They would not be that stupid (I hope for their sake) to allow such an effect to impact their own economy. Scotland is the United Kingdom's second biggest trading partner. - Secondly there is no country in the world without a currency so as I said above, we will have one or the other, but really cannot see it not being the (£)Pound. Alister Darling and the No campaign have both already admitted that Scotland would be a successful country and be able to use the Pound in an Independent Scotland. The Pound is just as much of an asset to Scotland as it is to the rest of the United Kingdom. Business would not re-locate because you do realise it would cost them a fortune in itself to do so to go down South and move their Headquarters. - If you take the issue of debt too, it is a liability of the United Kingdom, therefore if we leave the U.K and the U.K government did actually refuse the currency union to their own loss, then we would not have to accept any debt because it is not ours to pay, it is a liability belonging to them. So the No Campaign really cannot have it both ways saying we cannot have the pound even though that has been proven false now and saying we have to pay debt. - Lastly this issue has been answered so many times now it is just propaganda to say we don't have any plans or backups in place for any preposterous outcomes..... 2. The Privatisation occurring down South is not scare mongering, while this is a new issue to the table, it IS infact happening already, look at our postal service, the same Government that caused that to happen are threatening our own N.H.S. Yes we have control over a lot of areas within our own Scottish N.H.S BUT, we do not have FULL control, budgets are affected by the decisions made in London. Thus our service will suffer if we do not protect it by securing it via Independence because we would then have to adjust the budget either the current Scottish Government set out or whoever is in power next and possibly start following the decisions made down South because of a lack of power and influence that we currently have, restrained under this Union. 3. While everyone is entitled to their own views, I cannot understand those who have this idea that they would vote no simply because Alex Salmond and the SNP are at the fore front of the Yes Campaign. Who the heck else do you expect to secure us Independence and argue our case? The SNP are really the only party, which shows through several elections and past grievances, that take the best decisions for Scotland or at least have the best interests in my view anyway, unlike all the U.K parties. - Again, would you rather be ruled over and suffer from crazy policies like the bedroom tax which affect so many people, both old and young, to which many of our politicians (MSP's) voted no against but was imposed anyway because we have no control or influence over such decisions, thus our politicians couldn't do anything to reflect what WE wanted, OR make our own decisions. OR, implement our own policies which will make better use of our wealth and assets to reflect that of the people of Scotland's needs? 4. Defence: The Nuclear weapons, do we really need them? aimlessly wasting the tax payers money sitting in the Clyde? What would you rather do? Help fund Illegal wars and rebels who would kill innocent people or have a defence force and with all the extra money be able to re-allocate it towards building new hospitals, new schools, better pension schemes and so much more? We could afford to do it all. - In that sense, honestly speaking, nobody is going to attack or invade Scotland, no terrorist groups or so called extremists would set out to infiltrate people because frankly Scotland would have nothing to do with any of these illegal wars and suffering some have been put through and thus why would they have the need to take revenge or actions towards us? - The Scottish Defence force would be set out and be able to defend an attack in terms of realistic evaluations in the 21st century. This is not 1970, the cold war, nor is it 1935 and World War 2. Germany does not want to for some reason rise up and come and march over Europe again, nor does Russia and Mr Putin, which astonishingly seems to be the main concerns for people over defence which is absolutely insane. - As Patrick Harvey said " I find it pretty astonishing the suggestion (From the no campaign) that we should now be worried about Independence because Vladamir Putin's going to come for us once he is finished with his neighbours" The REAL threat that we face these days is against terrorists and increasing criminal behaviour. Although if we got out of this Union which partially has caused so much turmoil and potential targeting in our land mass in the first place, then i suspect there would be a decrease in threats posed by so called "Terrorists". It is a massive topic tbh, people need to define terrorists and terrorism as it often gets confused and misused these days. So, let's re-invest the huge sum of money that we invest in the Trident Nuclear Weapons system, facilities etc and put it into things that really could be tackled, like the food banks, hospital health care, schools, education, councils and our Scotland we live in today. - The current Scottish forces would not be under any threat of jobs. The bases would remain operational and our single R.A.F base and others because there would be no reason to close it, even if trident moved to england. Bases will remain operational. The only thing that would change would be their purpose which would be that of an Operational Headquarters, others to be allocated to defence duties, not being sent to die in pointless, crazy wars which have no aim. With a yes vote, it is the only way to secure everyone's future, young or old, regardless of your social position and political allegiances and not see our country and it's wealth squandered by untrustworthy Governments that have endless periods of rule. Look at the Labour party or the Green party. Both have voters who would usually vote for them or have just traditionally done so and they have ended up forming a #GreenYes and #LabourYes groups to show that regardless, Independence clearly will make it better for their parties and lives in Scotland. Finally let's not forget. People should really be asking what the result of a No vote would be because it definitely would not remain the same. What benefits do we have staying within the United Kingdom ? What extra powers will we get? Why have some power, when you can have it all to really get the maximum benefit out of the decisions you could then make? Personally I feel all the so called risks of Independence and Independence itself, which many of them are not likely to happen to such a wealthy country like Scotland, outweight that of staying in the U.K and this so called Union. THE SEVERAL SUCCESSIVE WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENTS, LABOUR, TORIES, LIBERALS, ALL OF THEM......HAVE HAD MORE THAN 50 YEARS TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY BETTER... IF WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER, THEN WHY ARE WE NOT BETTER ALREADY? IF THIS IS BETTER TOGETHER, THEN WHY ARE WE STILL HERE? ONE THING ANYONE CAN AGREE ON, is that this decision will be one of the greatest turnouts in any Scottish vote/electorate and everybody should voice their opinion by voting, regardless of their decision. #YesScotland #VotesYes #Indyref #September18th