9 Independent Scotland Reasons According To Mean Girls

So yesterday the Scotland Office tried to make fetch happen. It didn't happen. In response here's a list of grool reasons for Scotland to go it alone.

Extremist parties are on the rise in other parts of the UK

Fancy having Nigel Farage in control? Didn't think so

We're spending too much on things we don't need

Like nuclear energy subsidies in England that cost twice as much per unit as renewable energy subsidies in Scotland.

We need to make gender equality happen

The Scottish Government have committed to ensuring women are more fairly represented across our society, with 40% female targets for the cabinet and company boardrooms.

There are too many weapons pointed at us

All of the UK's nuclear weapons are housed just outside Glasgow and that makes us a target. The Scottish Government has committed to ridding Scotland of nukes.

We've too much blood on our hands

The majority of the people of Scotland didn't want to go to war in Iraq. It happened anyway.

HS2

Scotland's paying somewhere in the region of £5 billion to link London to Manchester with high speed rail. We could be using that money to improve our own infrastructure.

The West Lothian question

Why should Scottish MPs get to have a say in matters that affect the rest of the UK but not Scotland any way?

Because it won't be perfect

We'll be free to make our own decisions, and our own mistakes. Those responsible for mistakes will be held directly accountable to the Scottish people. The buck stops here.

The sky's the limit

A yes vote is only the start of the journey. We'll create our own written constitution to enshrine the rights and responsibilities of our country. We'll have total control to make our society fairer and more equal.