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Greywolf asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 7 years ago

No jobs in UK for Scots after Independence?

Update:

If Scotland goes independent, Scots will no longer be EU citizens (EU is very determined about that). So it will be illegal for a Rest-of-UK employer to offer a job to a Scot without first proving that there are no qualified EU citizens. So what can a Scot do? Take a low-level job in Scotland? Emigrate? Become English?

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  • 7 years ago
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    So the only job benefit for Scotland is going to be in their own new government departments? That'll be for the chattering-class educated people... what about the manual workers and shop workers etc?

    I never did care for politicians much...

  • Ricky
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    You are 100% correct.

    EU citizens MUST have preference for any jobs in UK and EU before any foreigner can apply.

    The same goes for any Company that wants to bid for any EU nation contract.

    An independent Scotland would have isolated herself from all those opportunities.

    That's something else the Nationalists have glossed over.

  • guiri
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    England may also have to apply to rejoin the EU after it has its bit cut off. After all it will be emasculated.

    And remember, the Tories are going to have an EU referendum... .

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    The English could need permits to work in Scotland too.

    Source(s): cuts both ways.
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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    I doubt that will be a problem within the common travel area, and as for the EU they are happy to gobble up as many countries as possible never mind a country with all that north sea oil!

  • 7 years ago

    Separating in independence at a time when Putin is violating the Scottish coast with Russian nuclear submarines is so "courageous."

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Yes if Scotland is Stupid enough to Join the EU the4y can come and Go as they please

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    ship building jobs moved to Portsmouth and Southampton, and the six thousand trident jobs moved to milford. (that's in wales in case bear doesn't know)

  • 7 years ago

    how can scots be lower in hierarchy to Asians ?

  • com.18
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    it wont be the UK if Scotland leave ( STUPID PRICK )

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