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talkpoliticsAs Scottish Independence Calls Grow, U.K. Trumpets Virtues of Unity
Look, I don't mind Scotland remaining in the UK just like I want the UK to remain in the EU, but for Scotland to stay the UK really needs to give them a reason to stay. And they haven't been given a reason for 40 years, and with a no-deal Brexit nearly inevitable at this stage and an incompetent chimpanzee at the helm, it's safe to say they won't get a reason to stay anytime soon.
If Scotland needed any last wakeup, it was the fact that the UK government has insisted in forcing through the most complete possible rupture with the rest of the European family, ignoring not just the strong majority in Scotland that is clearly in favor of the EU but also the opportunity to leave while still keeping close links - more like Norway and Switzerland.
So why should Scotland remain a poor hanger-on to England when all the smaller countries in Northern Europe are doing so much better without the "benefits" of the union?
The UK argument for Scots very much resembles the one the anti-Brexiters used a few years back...
UK: "We should leave the EU. We'll be fine".
UK: "But Scotland shouldn't leave the UK. They won't be fine".
Typical.
Look, I don't mind Scotland remaining in the UK just like I want the UK to remain in the EU, but for Scotland to stay the UK really needs to give them a reason to stay. And they haven't been given a reason for 40 years, and with a no-deal Brexit nearly inevitable at this stage and an incompetent chimpanzee at the helm, it's safe to say they won't get a reason to stay anytime soon.
If Scotland needed any last wakeup, it was the fact that the UK government has insisted in forcing through the most complete possible rupture with the rest of the European family, ignoring not just the strong majority in Scotland that is clearly in favor of the EU but also the opportunity to leave while still keeping close links - more like Norway and Switzerland.
So why should Scotland remain a poor hanger-on to England when all the smaller countries in Northern Europe are doing so much better without the "benefits" of the union?
The UK argument for Scots very much resembles the one the anti-Brexiters used a few years back...
UK: "We should leave the EU. We'll be fine".
UK: "But Scotland shouldn't leave the UK. They won't be fine".
Typical.
