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Scottish independence; UK politics
If you do not wish for a people to perceive themselves as subjugated, they must have an uninhibited right to self-determination.
Denying this agency is an explicit affirmation of their subjugation and must necessarily be a prominent element of any discussion about what is owed between the subject and the ruler.
Scottish independence; UK politics
If Scotland is beholden to the whims of Westminster, then any conversations about what Scotland would owe to the union in a post-independence world are moot and arguably immoral. Talk of expected tribute from a vassal state because they wish to be independent is medieval.