05-04-14, 08:55 AM
There's an interesting parallel here. Crimea is a region within the state of Ukraine. Crimea recently had a referendum on whether it wanted to remain part of the Ukraine or become part of Russia. The result was, allegedly, that a resounding majority wanted to become part of Russia. Now the EU, NATO, UN and various other acronyms have all stated that the referendum is illegal as it would have needed to be a referendum over all of the independent state of Ukraine and not just the region of Crimea.
Following that logic, surely the vote for Scottish independence should be open to everyone that is likely to be affected, the entire UK?
Following that logic, surely the vote for Scottish independence should be open to everyone that is likely to be affected, the entire UK?