Curse of Salmond
The one-time economist with the Royal Bank of Scotland heaped praise upon the economies of Iceland and Ireland, holding them up as examples of what an independent Scotland could be.
He lauded the takeover of ABN Amro by RBS as a coup for the Scottish bank. Sadly, all three went down the tubes in fairly short order thereafter. Good luck, Isle of Man.
Donald Lewis
Gifford
East Lothian
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Hide AdSo, does it really matter what currency could be used once independence arrives?
When we go down the independence route, we will all be broke anyway. Only the lawyers and the politicians will get gold from making all the changes to the millions of things that we depend on for survival. Zero is the same in all currencies.
John Addison
Midlothian Innovation Centre
Roslin, Midlothian