“….the agreement will see Scotland take an important step toward independence, and the means to create a fairer and more prosperous Scotland!”-Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister

15 October 2012, United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, has signed an agreement with Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond.

The agreement allows the people of Scotland to hold elections in 2014 (to coincide with the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn), to decide their possible independence from the British Empire.

One reason that some Scottish want independence is that they pay more to the British Empire in taxes than what they get back in British government services (similar to some states in the U.S. who pay more in taxes than what they get back from the federal government).

The people of Scotland should not be fooled, as history is full of examples of the British Empire reneging on its promises.  Even David Cameron stated: “…I passionately hope and believe that they will vote to keep the United Kingdom together. We are better off together, we are stronger together, we are safer together.” 

The British Empire could lose its bases for its nuclear submarines, but it should be noted that Scotland has lots of oil (Alex Salmond is a former oil economist), would the British Empire really want to lose that?

So far, most polls have shown about 40% of Scottish support independence, for the next two years there will be intense political campaigns to influence the voters.