I voted yes....but felt like I'd been kicked in the ba's the day

[Red_Zeppelin]

could you imagine sturgeon on question time or standing up in front o the movers n shakers in oor business community and saying:

"Can't actually see why anyone would give the slightest fk what currency was used, as long as it was recognised and tradeable"

obviously she wouldn't use fk....but you get the drift.

she would get laughed at

[JackSnakes]

could you imagine sturgeon on question time or standing up in front o the movers n shakers in oor business community and saying:

"Can't actually see why anyone would give the slightest fk what currency was used, as long as it was recognised and tradeable"

obviously she wouldn't use fk....but you get the drift.

she would get laughed at

That is solely down to the fact that, despite anyone with a brain knowing it matters not a whit, you have to come up with something concrete to give to the plebs, because The Sun readers like to know that what they are spending has a name.
In reality, if it takes me three minutes work to earn enough to buy a loaf of medium Warburtons, I couldn't give a flying fk if we used cowrie shells, as long as it still only took three minutes to earn enough of them to buy a loaf of medium Warburtons.
The fact is that what you call it matters not a jot as long as the government behind its issue has enough in its coffers to cover it. My £20 note says that the bank of England promises to pay me £20 if I walk into the bank with it. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing unless the issuing bank has the confidence of the market to sustain its issue.
An independent Scotland would need the confidence of the market. If it has it, we're laughing... if not, well then a wee bit more work would have to be done.