'Scottish' Oil and the Shetlands.
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What will an independent Scotland do when the 22,000 people of Shetland decide to become independent and claim the revenues from 'their' oil?
Surely if Scotland go their own way (which is discussed in the other thread), the Shetland's version of Alex Salmond will do the same thing as Salmond - call for independence and control over the oil revenues.
Surely if Scotland go their own way (which is discussed in the other thread), the Shetland's version of Alex Salmond will do the same thing as Salmond - call for independence and control over the oil revenues.
johnfm said:
What will an independent Scotland do when the 22,000 people of Shetland decide to become independent and claim the revenues from 'their' oil?
Surely if Scotland go their own way (which is discussed in the other thread), the Shetland's version of Alex Salmond will do the same thing as Salmond - call for independence and control over the oil revenues.
That's when the mighty Scottish Navy rolls into action and starts bombarding the coastline of the Shetlands with Alex Salmond on the bridge of his ship snarling into the tannoy of the Independant Scottish Fleet to take no prisoners?Surely if Scotland go their own way (which is discussed in the other thread), the Shetland's version of Alex Salmond will do the same thing as Salmond - call for independence and control over the oil revenues.
bodhi said:
Are you for real? Did you really just ask a question based on the Shetland Isles being granted independence?
Seeing as its a bit of a silly question let's go with a silly answer.
We will make up the shortfall by punting Ice Skates to the Devil.
As a thought experiment, tell me the substantive differences in principle between Scotland's quest for independence and a theoretical quest for Shetland's independence.Seeing as its a bit of a silly question let's go with a silly answer.
We will make up the shortfall by punting Ice Skates to the Devil.
Hmmm, a little bit of research shows that they do have their own flag, so on the basis that the British empire was created essentially by turning up on shores around the world then sticking our flag in the ground, they do have a good claim for independence.
....they even have their own version of wikipedia, 'shetlopedia'!
However, you're clearly looking to stir up a reaction by doing a bit of trolling aren't you OP
....they even have their own version of wikipedia, 'shetlopedia'!
However, you're clearly looking to stir up a reaction by doing a bit of trolling aren't you OP
Plus Shetland probably would not have any entitlement over any oil fields as international convention dictates that Sea is divided up based on the length of coastline which in Shetlands case is not very much at all and is why Scotland would get so much more of the Sea and therefore oil fields than England.
AJI said:
When oil was found and claimed in the North Sea would I be right in saying that it was the UK that found it and claimed it?
Therefore if this is true then the UK's north sea territorial waters and 'goodies' within belong to the UK and not an independant scotland.
Are we confusing england with the UK again?Therefore if this is true then the UK's north sea territorial waters and 'goodies' within belong to the UK and not an independant scotland.
thinfourth2 said:
Are we confusing england with the UK again?
Never mentioned England and I was careful not to. What I was trying to say was that if the UK found and claimed the territorial waters and its 'assets' then as long as the UK exists in a recognised form then it would still belong to the UK and not an independant scotland.But that is not how it works it works on international convention. 90% of oil is the figure that is being bandied about and I've not seen anyone especially from any of the main political parties disputing this as yet.
AJI said:
When oil was found and claimed in the North Sea would I be right in saying that it was the UK that found it and claimed it?
Therefore if this is true then the UK's north sea territorial waters and 'goodies' within belong to the UK and not an independant scotland.
Therefore if this is true then the UK's north sea territorial waters and 'goodies' within belong to the UK and not an independant scotland.
cerbfan said:
Plus Shetland probably would not have any entitlement over any oil fields as international convention dictates that Sea is divided up based on the length of coastline which in Shetlands case is not very much at all and is why Scotland would get so much more of the Sea and therefore oil fields than England.
Yes, I can just see that notion going down well for any politician who tried to argue it.It is an unlikely hypothesis by the OP, but nevertheless is a vaguely amusing irony in the motion and the notion of the Salmon's arrogance being turned round on himself.
Id frankly fall over laughing if such a thing happened and the Shetlands promptly turned round and applied for membership back to the UK again.
In other words its all vaguely laughable.
DJRC said:
Yes, I can just see that notion going down well for any politician who tried to argue it.
It is an unlikely hypothesis by the OP, but nevertheless is a vaguely amusing irony in the motion and the notion of the Salmon's arrogance being turned round on himself.
Id frankly fall over laughing if such a thing happened and the Shetlands promptly turned round and applied for membership back to the UK again.
In other words its all vaguely laughable.
Nice of you to wish failure for an independant Scotland showing your true coloursIt is an unlikely hypothesis by the OP, but nevertheless is a vaguely amusing irony in the motion and the notion of the Salmon's arrogance being turned round on himself.
Id frankly fall over laughing if such a thing happened and the Shetlands promptly turned round and applied for membership back to the UK again.
In other words its all vaguely laughable.
Anyway the shetlands would never even vaguely consider joining engerlllaaannnnndddddddd as they are closer in many many ways to Norway
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