New Posts For Thread: Scotland, UK and Sterling. An interesting piece.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-pieceThis was on facebook. I'm old enough to remember most of it but I have to say I'd forgotten.It might be worth considering a Brief History of the Pound.1947-1971 - The pound was in a formal currency union with the US dollar in a fixed exchange rate knTake your pick from any SNP document on the subject between 1999-2012...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540906643#540906643Take your pick from any SNP document on the subject between 1999-2012...Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:32:12 -0500Why not ics?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540898695#540898695Why not ics?Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:31:59 -0500He doesn't sumo. If enough people wanted to trade in sheep he'd be baaaahing all the way to the polls. A few years ago the pound was a dead currency to him and plenty of others. The euro was the place to be. Then we had the arc of prosperity which tuhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540888425#540888425He doesn't sumo. If enough people wanted to trade in sheep he'd be baaaahing all the way to the polls. A few years ago the pound was a dead currency to him and plenty of others. The euro was the place to be. Then we had the arc of prosperity which tuSun, 10 Aug 2014 19:26:18 -0500No expert. Just observations. So why does Salmond want the pound?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540884975#540884975No expert. Just observations. So why does Salmond want the pound?Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:23:19 -0500ics, I've already indicated that I'm not an expert. You appear to think you are, but for now I'll take the word of the man who made RBS a massively successful business.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540884605#540884605ics, I've already indicated that I'm not an expert. You appear to think you are, but for now I'll take the word of the man who made RBS a massively successful business.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:08:33 -0500“I cannot understand why the sterling zone would not wish to have the revenues from North Sea oil and the benefits of all the other Scottish exports, such as whisky, to support the currency," I cannot understand why anyone would class what has beenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540884543#540884543“I cannot understand why the sterling zone would not wish to have the revenues from North Sea oil and the benefits of all the other Scottish exports, such as whisky, to support the currency," I cannot understand why anyone would class what has beenSun, 10 Aug 2014 16:06:14 -0500ics - A Goodwin type could pop up anywhere. Before him this man made RBS a burgeoning company.Respected former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir George Mathewson has expressed his anger over the way information on the independence referendum ishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540882707#540882707ics - A Goodwin type could pop up anywhere. Before him this man made RBS a burgeoning company.Respected former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir George Mathewson has expressed his anger over the way information on the independence referendum isSun, 10 Aug 2014 14:57:42 -0500It might not be home, it might be principal country of operation, can't be sure, read about it years ago, but they could definitely argue to be rUK if that's the case. I suspect Salmond would make a deal to persuade them to stay though.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540881427#540881427It might not be home, it might be principal country of operation, can't be sure, read about it years ago, but they could definitely argue to be rUK if that's the case. I suspect Salmond would make a deal to persuade them to stay though.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:41:01 -0500given they have pretty deep pockets, I imagine they'd argue, perhaps legally, that they have a right to choose between UK and Scotland as their 'home'.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540881327#540881327given they have pretty deep pockets, I imagine they'd argue, perhaps legally, that they have a right to choose between UK and Scotland as their 'home'.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:36:33 -0500You'd have to set up a stock exchange too for the companies in Scotland.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30323851/scotland-uk-and-sterling-an-interesting-piece?post_id=540881313#540881313You'd have to set up a stock exchange too for the companies in Scotland.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:36:10 -0500