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May agrees to referendum - Reunification of Ireland
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostHow do you think that's going to happen?Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostAll the promises in 2014 have not been kept so it's only right we look at Independence again.
One of the biggest lies was that oil was running out and would be finished within 5 years. This is before we can drill at the west coast which we can't do at the moment because of the nuclear subs. Once we get rid of them then we're good to go.
Oil flows from BP Clair Ridge development off Shetland - BBC News
Oil from BP's major Clair Ridge development which is expected to produce for the next four decades - has begun to flow.
Scottish Independence: England's Shameful Secret
http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdfComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostThe tricky thing now for an independent Scotland within the EU (if that is the goal) is the hard border with England.Comment
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Originally posted by GreenMirror View PostIf only Hadrian were still alive.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by GreenMirror View PostIf only Hadrian were still alive.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostThe tricky thing now for an independent Scotland within the EU (if that is the goal) is the hard border with England.Comment
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Originally posted by GreenMirror View PostIf only Hadrian were still alive.Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostWrong again
Who gets to decide whether and when to hold a border poll?
The UK Government has the power to call a referendum in Northern Ireland.
The Good Friday Agreement states that "the Secretary of State" should call a referendum "‘if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland."
The Secretary of State would do this by laying before Parliament an Order in Council, specifying the details of the poll and the date on which it will be held.
In the Republic of Ireland, reunification would require a constitutional amendment. This would require legislation to be passed by both chambers of Parliament, before it was put to the people in a referendum.
In the event that either part of Ireland voted against reunification, another poll cannot be held within seven years.
Irish reunification | The Institute for Government
Semantics possibly, but the Scottish government have nothing on this level. Even the SNP manifesto stated it wanted the power to hold a referendum.Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostAll the promises in 2014 have not been kept so it's only right we look at Independence again.
One of the biggest lies was that oil was running out and would be finished within 5 years. This is before we can drill at the west coast which we can't do at the moment because of the nuclear subs. Once we get rid of them then we're good to go.
Oil flows from BP Clair Ridge development off Shetland - BBC News
Oil from BP's major Clair Ridge development which is expected to produce for the next four decades - has begun to flow.
Scottish Independence: England's Shameful Secret
http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdfComment
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