@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Please enlighten me. I'd love to fully know why your quest for #ScottishIndependence didn't work out in 2014.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Please enlighten me. I'd love to fully know why your quest for #ScottishIndependence didn't work out in 2014.
@AnthonyFStevens @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
It is of course complicated, but in the space available
* the tale that Scotlands would not be allowed to (re)join the UK by a UK (England) veto
* the misrepresentation of Scottish Debt (I suggest you look at an accountants analysis) https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/08/16/gers-day/
* A massive misrepresentation by the main street Media - from the BBC upwards or downwards
* And of course a substantial number of people who still believe the Union is good for them
@AnthonyFStevens @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren you should catch up with the derailed proposals the Scottish government put up against ‘project fear’. The Unionist objections were almost as risible as the Brexit campaign.
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
It's the untangling & the aftermath which needs to be clarified. Unfortunately, the average person in England really wouldn't be arsed.
Most would merely give a shoulder shrug if the #Scots gained independence, as it'll have little material difference on our lives beyond supplies of Irn Bru, & Megan's beer. 🍺
@AnthonyFStevens @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren btw - what constitutional nightmare? Yes lots of technical untangling, but as Scotland has a separate legal system..
@AnthonyFStevens @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren those most clearly don’t include the Labour Party,…
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
Is that the grass-roots of the #Labour Party, or those at the top facing a constitutional nightmare if #Scotland did vote for independence?
Trust me, #ScottishIndependence has never been mentioned to me by anyone apart from Scots. 🤷🏾♂️
@Wen @Theriac @CloudyMrs @soren
To be fair, South of the border, no one cares about #ScottishIndependence or a united #Ireland. I think most people wish both would happen so we don't have to hear about it any longer.
It's the ruling class unionists who still hanker for the colonial empire, & keeping Scotland & North Ireland under English rule. It's never been a major issue for the average person in England, hence why I think most would support the #Irish & the #Scots if given the chance.
@Theriac @AnthonyFStevens @CloudyMrs @soren well said. Too much gets assumed south of the border. Arrogance and ignorance.
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