Scottish Independence

[jejo68]

The UK is going to hold a referendum to leave the EU in 2017?? Who knew...

I didn't think they ever joined. It's why they have their own currency and not the Euro.

Most of the members of EU have their own currency

[GDS_Starfury]

Boggit, you have put exactly how I feel much more eloquently than I ever could have done.

thats because your an old fart! 

[JudgeDredd]

The UK is going to hold a referendum to leave the EU in 2017?? Who knew...

I didn't think they ever joined. It's why they have their own currency and not the Euro.

Most of the members of EU have their own currency

Really? I thought most (though I know not all) were using the Euro.

Time for wiki me thinks...

[undercovergeek]

Other way round - most members have the euro.... only the UK opted out of monetary union

[JudgeDredd]

Not strictly speaking true - according to Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro

[undercovergeek]

Not strictly speaking true - according to Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro

I should have said..... 'at the beginning'

But that looks like most from here  O0

[JudgeDredd]

lol. It is indeed most

[Staggerwing]

The UK is going to hold a referendum to leave the EU in 2017?? Who knew...

I didn't think they ever joined. It's why they have their own currency and not the Euro.

You're thinking of the Eurozone, which uses the Euro. Only about two-thirds of the EU countries are in it. IIRC, a couple of non-EU countries uses Euros as well.

EDIT: N/M, JD beat me to it.  :))

[LongBlade]

The UK is going to hold a referendum to leave the EU in 2017?? Who knew...

I didn't think they ever joined. It's why they have their own currency and not the Euro.

You're thinking of the Eurozone, which uses the Euro. Only about two-thirds of the EU countries are in it. IIRC, a couple of non-EU countries uses Euros as well.

EDIT: N/M, JD beat me to it.  :))

Thanks, all.

There was a time when such details would have been better know to me. Clearly I haven't kept up with events there like I used to.

[Gusington]

Look at Switzerland hanging tough as usual. 'No EU for us thanks.'

So how is this referendum going? Will they draw and quarter someone in London at sundown today?

[BanzaiCat]

I just chatted with an expat in Dubai. She said we'd know here by early AM tomorrow since she said the results would be available around 0900 their time. I think that's around 0300 CST, if they're six hours ahead of us.

[bayonetbrant]

your next King of Scotland...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Bonaventura_Adalbert_Maria,_Duke_of_Bavaria

[bayonetbrant]

Should The U.S. Deploy Troops To Scotland?

OK, so I was being a smart-ass with that one...


Uh...  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/09/17/not-an-onion-headline-u-s-sends-in-the-marines-on-eve-of-scottish-referendum/

[JudgeDredd]

For a bit of light heartedness on it - watch this video.

Results should be in by 7am GMT

[LongBlade]

Results should be in by 7am GMT

That's 1 am Central US time.