UK Chancellor George Osborne is likely to rule
out a formal currency union with an independent Scotland, government sources
have told the BBC.
It came after the prime minister said Mr Osborne would set out details
of the coalition's position this week.
The Scottish government wants to keep the pound in a currency union if
there is a referendum "Yes" vote.
Excellent news, I’ve found it quite strange that Alex Salmond seems to
think that if the Scottish people vote yes and choose to be independent they
should be entitled to keep most of the benefits they enjoy being part of the
union now.
Excuse the expression but they should be in for a penny in for a pound,
you can’t say we want to be independent but we want to keep this, this and
this, and thankfully on the biggest issue of all Osborne looks set to call
Salmond’s bluff.
I’ve got to say though I do admire Alex Salmond for chucking all
his eggs in the wrong basket and yet pretending he hasn’t, all the poll data
suggests that the majority of Scots want to remain part of the UK and now
Osborne has ruled out a currency agreement the minority who did support it will
drop, and yet every time I see Salmond being asked about the vote he seems as
confident as ever that he will get a yes and that everything is going spiffingly well.
Be interesting to see how he tries to spin his way out of this one.
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