Thread: UK out of EU

Originally Posted by Bruno

I just thought this was an interesting little tidbit.
Theresa May suggests Brexit delay as she says no Article 50 until Scotland gives go-ahead *
The scots have made it abundantly clear that they will leave the UK if the UK leaves the EU so I doubt she'll have an agreement anytime soon, which I think is exactly why she has said she won't do anything without the consent of the devolved states.

A UK friend of mine told me yesterday that the bookmakers are actually betting against article 50 being invoked.
And if I were a betting man, I think that if the politicians see a way of avoiding it in a face saving manner, they will take it.

In my opinion Scotland has said no such thing. What Nicola Sturgeon has said is that Scotland must have a say in any deal struck and that Scotlands ties to Europe should be preserved. Independence is only one way of doing so.

Also what has to be remembered is scotland from a percentage perspective voted to stay in, and whilst percentage wise it looked decisive there really were only around 600000 votes in it.

1661298 to 1018214 to remain. Numerically. Also added to that almost a million voters who voted in the independence referendum never voted (some of which was down to age rules admittedly), it would be wrong for her to state that scotland called for another independence referendum. In reality she may want one. The two are different things entirely.

However if she calls one and is allowed to carry it out. Then in the end it will be the people of scotland who decide if indy is for us.

I also think it would be a dangerous move politically to play with the will of the people in such a way. The conservatives may survive being the party to oversee a UK exit. I think its less likely they would survive being the party to overrule the will of the people.

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