借助老牌货币当局的信誉 — — 特别是发行全球储备货币的当局 — — 在策略上是后独立时代苏格兰的更优选择；但这个新国家将因此面临通胀冲击和来自英格兰银行的扩张性货币政策的英镑危机的风险。
Borrowing the credibility of an established monetary authority – especially one that issues a global reserve currency – would be tactically advantageous for a post-independence Scotland; but the new country would be exposed to the risk of an inflation shock and sterling crisis stemming from the Bank of England’s expansionary monetary policy.