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In the next few years the Scottish people will be given the chance to vote if they want to be independent from the UK. They will be their own country, governed by their own Government but will share the UK's services.

The Scottish claim that 90% of the UK's oil is technically theirs and they only owe 10% of the UK's debt. What economists forecast for Scotland is that their economy will boom until the petrol runs out when they will go bust.

Before they go bust, Scotland will join the EU, which sceptics say is pointless as they have just left the UK to join another union of countries. Because Scotland will go bust, the other European countries will have to bail them out which is why France, Spain and Belgium will vote to no allow them in the EU (they also have their own small islands which might want independence if Scotland does well).

There is also the issue of who will govern Scotland, if the Scottish Socialist Party or Scottish National Party take power without being voted in that wouldn't make it a democracy.

Scotland runs its own affairs already along with Wales but the big decisions that affect the whole of the UK are done in England, normally by and English Prime Minister from an English political party. That said, the previous British Prime Minister was Scottish so the other countries of the UK do get a fair chance.

What do you think? I know what I've said is a little bit biased because I don't think that Scotland should have independence, firstly because I don't think that is best for the people of Scotland and secondly because they'll take all of the oil and still use the services of the UK. But do you think Scotland should be independent?

If yes, do you think that the whole of the UK should get the chance to vote because all of the UK will be affected by Scotland leaving?

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