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Scottish 2nd referendum is coming

Just announced by Nicola Sturgeon, no confirmed date, but some time before we officially leave the EU.

This is the start of the break-up of the UK. Northern Ireland will follow.

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Reply 1

Elivercury

Link? I mean we knew it was coming, but I wasn't expecting it quite so soon.

Reply 2

alevelstresss

Original post by Elivercury

Link? I mean we knew it was coming, but I wasn't expecting it quite so soon.

watching live on sky news, but

https://twitter.com/BBCVickiYoung/status/746289865298444288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Reply 3

JamieBriggs

So Scottish people who voted to remain in the UK in 2014, will you vote to leave in the 2nd referendum?

Reply 4

shawn_o1

We still have the Commonwealth though?

Reply 5

Elivercury

Original post by alevelstresss

watching live on sky news, but

https://twitter.com/BBCVickiYoung/status/746289865298444288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Thanks.

Now to pray that staying in EU will still be on the table if we do it quick enough.

Reply 6

queen-bee

It's time London became independent too

Reply 7

Elivercury

Original post by JamieBriggs

So Scottish people who voted to remain in the UK in 2014, will you vote to leave in the 2nd referendum?

I asked this question earlier.

The only response I got was "This doesn't make sense".

A big factor will be whether Scotland would be able to remain in the EU or have to join at a new member.

Reply 8

Good bloke

Original post by alevelstresss

Just announced by Nicola Sturgeon, no confirmed date, but some time before we officially leave the EU.

This is the start of the break-up of the UK. Northern Ireland will follow.

Sturgeon does not have the power to call a binding independence referendum. For the moment, NI will always vote to remain in the UK because of the inbuilt unionist majority.

Scots will have a tough choice, whether to leave their largest trading partner/customs union in order to join a more distant one of lesser economic significance (and with very complicated currency issues to wrestle with).

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Reply 9

FX_J4YD3N

Original post by queen-bee

It's time London became independent too

Exactly all these British are stealing our jobs 😂 What has happened to humanity?

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Reply 10

the bear

Putin will soon be offering us his own referendum...

Reply 11

alevelstresss

Original post by Good bloke

Sturgeon does not have the power to call a binding independence referendum. For the moment, NI will always vote to remain in the UK because of the inbuilt unionist majority.

Sorry but Scotland right now are preparing for a second referendum, if you are pretentious and try to reword it, it won't make the difference. She just gave a speech and a '2nd referendum is definitely on the table'. It will happen, and when it does, it'll be our sovreignty on the table when leaving was supposed to 'get it back' :rofl:

Reply 12

Elivercury

Original post by Good bloke

Sturgeon does not have the power to call a binding independence referendum. For the moment, NI will always vote to remain in the UK because of the inbuilt unionist majority.

She doesn't, but she can start the motions. There is no prime minister and if anyone tries to stop the motion there will be riots.

EDIT: Just saw your edit. It isn't a tough choice, why would you choose the sinking rUK over the EU? You'd have to be insane to.

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Reply 13

16characterlimit

Spain has also began to encroach on Gibraltar, and will use its seat on the negotiation table to press for control.

Reply 14

Smack

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Original post by JamieBriggs

So Scottish people who voted to remain in the UK in 2014, will you vote to leave in the 2nd referendum?

I voted Remain, but would not vote for independence.

Reply 15

Good bloke

Original post by Elivercury

She doesn't, but she can start the motions. There is no prime minister and if anyone tries to stop the motion there will be riots.

There is a prime minister, and threatening violence during a time of transition is not clever.

Reply 16

queen-bee

The union is crumbling maaaaaan

Reply 17

Elivercury

Original post by Good bloke

There is a prime minister, and threatening violence during a time of transition is not clever.

Is there? Who? Cameron has gone.

Suppressing the political will and rights of millions of people after they've been shafted isn't clever. It can lead to violence. I'm not threatening anything, simply stating what will happen.

Reply 18

Good bloke

Original post by Elivercury

why would you choose the sinking rUK over the EU? You'd have to be insane to.

Take a look at how much of Scotland's trade is with the UK, compare it to how much is with the rest of the EU, factor in how oil revenue is going and then think again.

Scottish trade with the UK is more than four times that with the EU. Even trade with the non-EU countries is higher the EU trade. Scotland's biggest extra-UK trade partner is the USA.