And you're already taking that threat seriously DD, You really think the rUK can afford not to have a free trade deal with an Independent Scotland ? Given the state the UK economy is in it would be madness to risk driving it even further into decline, Its a bluff DD and was part of project fear in 2014.
Scotland has already been removed from the EU by the UK against the wishes of the Scottish people. Thats means if it becomes independent will have to apply to rejoin the EU, whereas that should be easy, as Scotland meets all the criteria and there is no waiting list etc, it will likely take two years or more. So Scotland will be free to negotiate access to the single market via immediate EFTA membership and will be free to negotiate with the rUK. it's a win win for us ! So that would take care of the first couple o years.
After that 2 years or so we would fully join the EU, Once that happens we would have the same trade deal with the rUK as the rUK has with the EU. If England was daft enough to set up a hard border and tariffs with the EU so would Scotland (once in the EU) but that would also put the rUK on a downward spiral and dramatically lower the value of Sterling if indeed the pounds worth anything by then !!. As Scotland would either be using sterling(hope not) or would peg its own currency value to Sterling or even have our own currency by then ! perhaps the Euro if we meet the criteria ( I actually like the Euro) then all goods from Scotland would be cheaper for rUK buys than goods from the EU and so trade would increase with the rUK not decrease !!! and the rUK would be totally dependent on Scottish oil and gas and electricity supplies and of course renewables inaw,
Have you learned nothing from project fear Mark 1 Come on min don't fall for it again