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At the end of it Scotland did not have a separate referendum to leave the EU it was a UK referendum so in effect Scotland did not vote to remain in the EU the majority of the UK voted to leave quite simple really
Total bullcrap; there are a number of smaller or similarly-sized countries in the EU that do just fine. Imagine if Scotland gets independence and London's banks decide to decamp in part to north of the border to maintain access to the EU, etc etc etc. It's potentially a brilliant time for them to get independence from a country looking to enjoy its not-so-splendid isolation.Scotland won't sever ties with the UK; it'll look to do free trade agreements with England but stay in the Single Market and EU. In that sense, it'll have the best of all worlds, leaving little England to bask in its delusions of grandeur.
Scotland won't sever ties with the UK; it'll look to do free trade agreements with England but stay in the Single Market and EU. In that sense, it'll have the best of all worlds, leaving little England to bask in its delusions of grandeur.
Much of the first referendum hyperbole from the SNP was based on the potential to be independent and affluent by relying on the income generated from North Sea oil. There was a lot of chat about Norway and the example they set.But the sums didn't add up then and they look even worse now. If I was Scottish I'd be very cautious about buying in to the economic arguments as they stand.
Quote from: Lipsy on March 13, 2017, 01:41:16 pmScotland won't sever ties with the UK; it'll look to do free trade agreements with England but stay in the Single Market and EU. In that sense, it'll have the best of all worlds, leaving little England to bask in its delusions of grandeur.Actually, if Scotland remained in the EU they wouldn't be able to have their own trade agreements with England as a non-EU country. They'd be part of the EU and the EU negotiate trade agreements as a bloc, not as separate countries.
Quote from: Syme on March 13, 2017, 01:49:04 pmMuch of the first referendum hyperbole from the SNP was based on the potential to be independent and affluent by relying on the income generated from North Sea oil. There was a lot of chat about Norway and the example they set.But the sums didn't add up then and they look even worse now. If I was Scottish I'd be very cautious about buying in to the economic arguments as they stand.Would those sums be worse in the EU or out of it, though?
Well, noises are conflicting about having to apply or re-apply to the EU. I would expect that would to become clearer in the future. However, Westminster's percieved "finger-in-ears" approach to Scotland's views on Brexit and more besides will no doubt be used. Whether there's an appetite for independence is another matter entirely, but Scotland could more than cope on its own (albeit within the EU). I saw a list the other day, and it's a pretty land and resource rich country that also happens to have oil as well.
Tbh she wants dropping on a disused oil rig somewhere out in the North Sea