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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScottish PM wants to remain in EC. Goodbye, UK
That pretty much sews it up, and presumably NI will join Ireland pretty soon.
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Scottish PM wants to remain in EC. Goodbye, UK (Original Post)
Recursion
Jun 2016
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NI won't leave. They love being British and don't want to be part of the catholic south.
craigmatic
Jun 2016
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ReRe
(10,597 posts)1. Who would a thunk it?
But, wait a minute... did Scotland and Ireland vote as independent governments? Are they not a part of UK?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)4. "It's complicated", to quote Facebook (nt)
sibelian
(7,804 posts)2. If she's smart she'll keep her mouth shut.
Scotland's already sick of this kind of disruption. Tories were returned in healthier numbers than has been the case for years at the last Holyrood election.
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)3. NI won't leave. They love being British and don't want to be part of the catholic south.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)5. NI voted remain pretty solidly
They may like the common market more than they dislike the south.
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)6. If that's the case then London would leave too.
Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)7. The South isn't that Catholic any more, will be less of a factor. N/t
pampango
(24,692 posts)8. Northern Ireland will have to build a wall (or something) since it has a land border with
the Republic of Ireland. If it sticks with the UK, Northern Ireland will be out of the EU while the Republic of Ireland is in the EU with its freedom of movement. Without a wall, all those sneaky brown people that the English - not the Scots, Welsh or Northern Irish - voted to keep out will simply go to Ireland, cross freely into Northern Ireland and make their way to England easily from there.