Now you see this is the problem the scots are trying to use Brexit as a path to their own independence and the Remainers are piggybacking the scots to try to push for a stay in the EU. Both I think are demonstrating pretty disingenuous behaviour.
Don’t be silly. That’s a nonsense. I voted to REMAIN. My hope was that the UK would vote decisively to REMAIN. I have to say back in 2014, as somebody who has wanted independence for many years I didn’t think we would win, and we didn’t. But, it was almost there, and indeed if Westminster hadn’t broken the rules of the campaign in the closing stages, well, you know, we might have made it across the line.
And don't forget the whole BREXIT campaign was based on lies. Disingenous indeed!
And what is BREXIT anyway. It’s dumb. There is no wisdom behind it, just a fear of Johnny Foreigner and a vague notion of ‘taking back control’. It is in fact a pissed off electorate kicking back against the system. But they were kicking the wrong ball.
And of course, such is the mess, nobody told the voters what BREXIT would be, in fact nobody really bothered to put too much effort into thinking what it might mean or be as nobody actually seriously thought it would happen. It was offered to the people as a means for divided Tory party to unite and win an election. That they did, they held the referendum, and DOH! Now they have a big problem.
Scotland now has a problem too. As I’ve explained Scotland, on the whole, does well as a member of the EU – hey there’s stuff we don’t like either, but on balance it works. And yeah we might all want to think of the history of the EU, why it came to be and where we are now.
You wanna know something, nobody knows what the result of a second Scottish referendum would be. Many of those who voted YES in 2014 then voted OUT in 2016. The wealthier you were in 2014 the more likely you were to vote NO, the wealthier you were in 2016 the more like to vote REMAIN. Go figure.
But one thing that can drastically change the situation is - a Prime Minister and a government who teat the Scots with contempt. David Cameron treated Scotland with contempt on the morning of the result in 2014 when he used that referendum result to talk of ‘English votes for English laws’.
Theresa May so far is treating Scotland like an irritating little colony – she is risking the union.
I’m not a member of the SNP, I’m not a massive fan of the SNP, but so far Nicola Sturgeon is playing a pretty smart game. And indeed, practically offering Westminster a federal settlement that would put Independence to bed forever. Perhaps not what Westminster wants, but considering the mess the Tories have got themselves in, well it might not be a bad idea.
But whatever, the bottom line is access to the single market. And it is possible for England and Wales to leave, with Scotland and Northern Ireland cutting a single market deal. Which when you think about it, allows England and Wales to hard BREXIT but still have back door access to the EU.
There are plenty of other options. But Fazersharp, if you think the Scottish Government is just going to ignore it’s electorate and say ‘oh well, sorry folks – England decides – it doesn’t matter what youse think’ I mean come on what planet are you on man?
And as for disingenuous behaviour – well the perfect example of that was the pledge to hold the referendum in order to win an election. Bonkers!