We have the best of both worlds right now
Lisa Gardiner from Newton explains why she is voting “No” for her family.....
“When making my mind up on the referendum I first looked at what is best for my family. In the two years this campaign has been running I had hoped the First Minister would tell us straight about the consequences of Scotland going it alone.
Instead the nationalists have spent most of that time trying to scare people into voting for separation.
I was keen to find out how expensive our weekly shopping bills and energy prices would be after independence, as there has been a complete lack of information from the SNP and the Yes campaign on what I imagine is a massive concern for families in Rutherglen and Cambuslang.
And I’m sorry Mr Salmond... but I am not prepared to risk my children’s future on your vague assertions, this is far too important for that. The best future for my family is one where we use the strength of the UK to secure and create jobs and opportunities rather than risk them by separating from our family, friends, and neighbours in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Instead of shouting down people who disagree with them it would have been better for the SNP to perhaps tell us what currency we would be using in the event of a yes vote.
It seems to me that losing the pound has a number of knock on affects to families living in our area. It would mean a higher cost of living with higher mortgage payments, higher credit card and store card bills as well as more costly car loans as a separate Scotland would start out with no credit history.
I know that the strength, security and stability of being part of the UK is more attractive than leaping into the unknown of independence.
When it comes down to it, we have no answers on what currency we will use, how our NHS and schools will be funded, or how our pensions will be paid, the most sensible thing to do is to say no thanks. I don’t see why my family and families across Scotland should end up with a bad credit rating so Alex Salmond can achieve his political ambition of ripping apart the United Kingdom. It’s hardly surprising that I hear more and more people locally saying they will say ‘No Thanks ’to Alex Salmond’s separation in September.
When it comes down to it Mr Salmond has failed to reassure me and provide any real facts and information on what independence would mean for my family. This is why I am voting No.
I believe it is the right choice and I believe that keeping the UK family together is best for my family and yours.
We have the best of both worlds right now, a parliament of our own in Edinburgh running domestic issues such as schools and hospitals, whilst being part of something bigger, the United Kingdom. So Mr Salmond, on September 18, thanks but no thanks to putting my family’s future at risk.”