October 17, 20168 yr Feel free to single out any law you don't like Brexiters never seem to be able to name one, let alone single one out.
October 26, 20168 yr I will register to vote in Salford just to vote Yes in that referendum #StillYes
February 9, 20178 yr New poll this week, first to be taken from after the "brexit means hard brexit" speech, has the split at 49/51 in favour of status quo. Will be interesting to see if this is another post brexit vote bump or if it's the start of a more permanent shift in opinion. The Dec poll was 45.5/54.5, which was bang on trend, so new results are outwith the margin of error. Could still be an outlier or a repeat of the Record poll from end of June.
March 13, 20178 yr No longer "possible" Holyrood is going to vote on requesting a Section 30 from Westminster. The starting pistol just got fired
March 13, 20178 yr Mad May has said they won't grant it and tbh with no opposition, and no chance of losing, she can do what she wants, as the budget showed :/
March 13, 20178 yr Politically that's about as smart a plan as drinking a cup of cold sick. All the polls at the moment show it at 50/50 or 48/52 so a move like that from May would decisively tip the scales towards yes.
March 13, 20178 yr Politically that's about as smart a plan as drinking a cup of cold sick. All the polls at the moment show it at 50/50 or 48/52 so a move like that from May would decisively tip the scales towards yes. It's what Spain does with Cataluña tbh. I think she will follow their example, using the last referendum as proofthe issue was solved for a 'generatiom'. Their concept of generation of courseis the biblical Kaine and Able one.
March 13, 20178 yr It's what Spain does with Cataluña tbh. I think she will follow their example, using the last referendum as proofthe issue was solved for a 'generatiom'. Their concept of generation of courseis the biblical Kaine and Able one. Spain has a constitution to back it up on its no ref stance. The UK doesn't have a constitution and one has been granted previously which makes it tough to argue against doing on some form of constitutional grounds. Objection from May is likely to be on timing. She'll want post departure from the EU whereas Sturgeon wants time to try and stop Scotland leaving the EU at all
March 13, 20178 yr I literally cannot see it happening, especially after Brexit referendum. Governments in UK only allow referendums they think they will win. They will keep saying it is expensive, settled for a generation, a 'distraction' from ... i sert Scottish problem here.
March 13, 20178 yr Even if it was held and won next year, would Scotland really be able to secede from the UK and join the EU in six months? Catalonia also relevant for that, of course.
March 13, 20178 yr If it does get given the go ahead, it should be held after the brexit negotiations are done so people can see what type of deal (if any) they're going to get.
March 13, 20178 yr 6 months no. But that's what transitional arrangements are for. I doubt we will be out in 2 years so I foresee a transitional arrangement there so we don't have a nasty period of upheaval where we default to WTO rules for all our trade coz that would absolutely f*** us. Like the recession to end all recessions f*** us. Catalonia is a unionist myth that y'all really need to stop clinging too. Spain has already said it would respect the result of any constitutionally valid referendum. Catalonia can not constitutionally secede from Spain so there's no precedent there. Also the UK is leaving the EU and the Scots are staying in. This is a totally different circumstance from a region breaking free and joining on its own alongside its former government. The 2014 referendum gave them precedence there but this doesn't. To really hammer it home the spainish government could champion the idea that Scotland is the successor state of the UK and thus automatically inherit its EU membership (not likely and not currently favoured by the EU Council) as that would leave no path for Catalonia to follow. The EU is the land of asterisks and opt outs it's not inconceivable for Scotlands entry to be done in a way that leaves no path for Catalonia to follow thus keeping Madrid chuffed.
March 13, 20178 yr The EU is the land of asterisks and opt outs it's not inconceivable for Scotlands entry to be done in a way that leaves no path for Catalonia to follow thus keeping Madrid chuffed. Surely that's the only option that would be acceptable for all sides. The fact that you're saying it's 'not inconceivable' is hardly optimistic when it's that or bust.
March 13, 20178 yr Wow Nicola Sturgeon really f***ing hates England, I see it as a win/win situation, if Scotland leaves then the rest of the UK no longer have to see and hear from that ugly racist again and if they vote to stay then she's just destroyed her own and the SNP's political careers.
March 13, 20178 yr Author Wow Nicola Sturgeon really f***ing hates England, I see it as a win/win situation, if Scotland leaves then the rest of the UK no longer have to see and hear from that ugly racist again and if they vote to stay then she's just destroyed her own and the SNP's political careers. LOL. If you want to see racist people I'd suggest looking in the mirror.
March 13, 20178 yr LOL. If you want to see racist people I'd suggest looking in the mirror. Excuse me, are you going to back that up because that's bang out of order what you just said there.
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