scottish Independence
Scottish Independence
The Scottish people are one of the oldest nations in Europe, with a history of well over 1500 years. During this time they have lived in the same geographical territory. The historical records show a history going back several thousand years but written evidence shows that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded by a man named Fergus Mor around 500 AD. Scotland was a united kingdom by the early years of the 9th century after the union of the Picts and the Scots under King Kenneth I, with this happening 200 years before the formation of England.
The factor that makes Scotland’s claim of right to independence is the fact that our participation within the current United Kingdom s not based on conquest by England, as in the case of Wales, but on a treaty under international law between two separate nations known as the 1707 Treaty of Union. This treaty can of course be dissolved at any time since the circumstances that led to it being initiated no longer exist.
Scotland has a unique history of its own. It possesses a highly distinctive legal system. Scot’s Law is based on complete different principals from the laws of the rest of the United Kingdom and is similar to continental European systems. Scotland has had compulsory school education from the 15th century and at this time possessed four universities while the much more populated England only had two. Through the centuries many Scots have achieved worldwide recognition through invention, philosophy, economics, science and medicine. Notable Scots in these fields include Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and John Logie Baird, inventor of the television.
So what is stopping Scotland from once again becoming a fully independent and properly represented country within the European Union? Those who are against independence will argue that the Scottish economy on its own is not strong enough to support the nation on its own two feet. In the second half of
The Scottish people are one of the oldest nations in Europe, with a history of well over 1500 years. During this time they have lived in the same geographical territory. The historical records show a history going back several thousand years but written evidence shows that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded by a man named Fergus Mor around 500 AD. Scotland was a united kingdom by the early years of the 9th century after the union of the Picts and the Scots under King Kenneth I, with this happening 200 years before the formation of England.
The factor that makes Scotland’s claim of right to independence is the fact that our participation within the current United Kingdom s not based on conquest by England, as in the case of Wales, but on a treaty under international law between two separate nations known as the 1707 Treaty of Union. This treaty can of course be dissolved at any time since the circumstances that led to it being initiated no longer exist.
Scotland has a unique history of its own. It possesses a highly distinctive legal system. Scot’s Law is based on complete different principals from the laws of the rest of the United Kingdom and is similar to continental European systems. Scotland has had compulsory school education from the 15th century and at this time possessed four universities while the much more populated England only had two. Through the centuries many Scots have achieved worldwide recognition through invention, philosophy, economics, science and medicine. Notable Scots in these fields include Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and John Logie Baird, inventor of the television.
So what is stopping Scotland from once again becoming a fully independent and properly represented country within the European Union? Those who are against independence will argue that the Scottish economy on its own is not strong enough to support the nation on its own two feet. In the second half of