25-08-2018, 02:50 PM
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Re: Scotland, England and the EU
Originally Posted by Roxy
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I personally have no beef whatsoever with the English People. I just want to be out from under Westminster's thumb. England knows what's best for England, and Scotland knows what's best for Scotland, likewise with Wales and Ireland. What I don't understand however is why some on here make such a song and dance about it, and call us stupid, and unable to cope!!!!!! WTH? How dare they, what's it to do with them anyway if Scotland becomes separate and looks after her own interests, it's no skin off their noses, it takes nothing away from them, so why are they jumping up and down about it?
25-08-2018, 02:57 PM
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Re: Scotland, England and the EU
Fair point ... I did feel at the time of the referendum that the Scottish people were saddled with the further consideration/headache of Scottish Independence rearing it's head again ... as was highlighted by how quickly Sturgeon reared her head immediately after.25-08-2018, 03:05 PM
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Re: Scotland, England and the EU
Originally Posted by Morticia
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I can appreciate how the Scots feel ..Scotland cutting the tie with England ( and other cohorts
) isn't too dissimilar to Britain choosing to leave the EU.No one likes to feel restricted by or beholden to a master.
But .. when I read the Remainer's gloomy picture of how Britain can't survive economically without the EU .. I wonder what makes Scotland think they can be truly independent?
Surely they'll end up applying for EU membership in the hope they'll become a member state who wangles more out of the EU than they contribute, (always assuming they can meet the criteria for membership).
Has a familiar ring doesn't it and I can't see their gain .. they'd become a minor non-entity whereas at least they have more powerful representation down in Parliament and strong ties, historically , with the English...
Not always nice ones, granted ... Mary, Queen of Scot's head is a case in point and lying around somewhere.
Mary appealed for help from Elizabeth 1st as they were cousins but Liz sensing an attempt at her crown had her imprisoned in a Sheffield castle for fourteen years after which she was executed for treason on trumped up charges. Even her then adult son James refused to help her fight her execution.
26-08-2018, 07:13 AM
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Re: Scotland, England and the EU
Originally Posted by Roxy
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I personally have no beef whatsoever with the English People. I just want to be out from under Westminster's thumb. England knows what's best for England, and Scotland knows what's best for Scotland, likewise with Wales and Ireland.
Seems odd to me that Scotland has its own parliament as does Northern Ireland but England doesn't. The English are under the tyranny of the national government in Westminster without their own voice looking after just their interests.
If anybody has the right to whinge surely it is the English? When is England going to get its own parliament?
Not to mention the poor Welsh who only get Prince Charles.
26-08-2018, 11:28 AM
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Re: Scotland, England and the EU
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Seems odd to me that Scotland has its own parliament as does Northern Ireland but England doesn't. The English are under the tyranny of the national government in Westminster without their own voice looking after just their interests.If anybody has the right to whinge surely it is the English? When is England going to get its own parliament?
Not to mention the poor Welsh who only get Prince Charles.
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