Ah, 'tis a political question then, is it laddie? I thought it merely a grammatical inquiry. My interests here are purely academic. For spirited debate on the Caledonia question, look elsewhere. Although I enjoy the spectacle, I suppose I don't have strong feelings on the matter one way or the other.
Not that I think they'll secede--given recent polling data, it appears that just over half the voters favor the status quo--but in the unlikely, and decidedly more interesting, outcome favoring Scots nationalism, I'd wonder more about arcane matters such as "What will the new British flag look like?"
And, would they dump the queen? Canada and other countries still put the old bag on their banknotes, so it's not entirely unheard of. Maybe they'd keep the monarchy but transact in European currency. As for the economics of the matter, however, my guess is that they're an industrious people and would not fare any worse or any better than they do now. Like the rest of us, they'll eventually have to figure out how to survive when the oil runs out, but they'll have to do that whether or not they obtain a divorce from the English.
Overall, though, it seems like the nationalists will fall just short. I suppose that they could, like Palestine, take it to the UN General Assembly. After all, if their leaders press the case, they could spin it as forced occupation, a 300 year old vestige of British colonialism. Then again, they'd be fighting against one of the permanent members of the Security Council. Not unlike the situation with Palestine (since the US will involve itself). Or with Tibet, for that matter.
All nations are equal, but apparently some are more equal than others.