Reply to: "Extremely difficult" for Scotland to join the EU

[Wanderer]

Yeh! So let the Scots keep the UK, and have an independent England. Much better idea.

Best idea yet. Let's vote!

[scooterscot]

Really? How would they stop them?

Fishermen on patrol in the sunny north sea.

[AtW]

Spain = Catalonia and the Basque region
France = as above + Corsica
Belgium = Flemish independentism
Italy= Lega Nord, Sardinia, South Tyrol
Germany = Bavaria

Nobody has an interest in supporting the Scottish cause in Europe, plus Scotland is not strategically important to Berlin.

Yep, that's for sure.

However there might not be other chance to vote for independence - perhaps never, go bravely into the uknown ...

[petergriffin]

Don't think we've done this.
I don't buy that other states would block Scotland joining the EU.

Spain = Catalonia and the Basque region
France = as above + Corsica
Belgium = Flemish independentism
Italy= Lega Nord, Sardinia, South Tyrol
Germany = Bavaria

Nobody has an interest in supporting the Scottish cause in Europe, plus Scotland is not strategically important to Berlin.

[doodab]

On the upside, Scottish fishermen wouldn't have to worry about Spanish, French (or rUK) fishermen operating in Scottish seas.

Really? How would they stop them?

[scooterscot]

It's funny to see lying politician scum like Dave argueing against independence of Scotland, yet he does not want to give up any of the UKs independence when it comes to membership in EU.

The same thought comes into my head too often.

How is it the Tory's criticise the Europe's union "it should be broken up!" they scream whilst the Great Britain's union should remain intact. All this despite the same massive inequalities between the north & the south.

Equality between rich and poor in the UK is shocking, much as it is with EU countries (which they're trying to do something about). But here in the UK the poor are driven further into the ground.

[scooterscot]

Yeh! So let the Scots keep the UK, and have an independent England. Much better idea.

On the upside, Scottish fishermen wouldn't have to worry about Spanish, French (or rUK) fishermen operating in Scottish seas.

Makes you think. If it did happen. Would there be an immigration problem to Scotland from those anti-EU types living down south?

[AtW]

It's funny to see lying politician scum like Dave argueing against independence of Scotland, yet he does not want to give up any of the UKs independence when it comes to membership in EU.

[xoggoth]

but if the vote yes they could be out of the EU in seven months time

Yeh! So let the Scots keep the UK, and have an independent England. Much better idea.

[scooterscot]

step into the unknown than they want anyone to know.

Oh come on, no one is blind to the idea a lot will change with independence. It's ridiculous to suggest otherwise. Politicians come and go and very few to none can be trusted. This is an opportunity for residents in Scotland to decide, do with stick with the known corrupt elitist establishment or do we choose something unknown.

Unknown has been looking very attractive since years ago.

[scooterscot]

But maybe if Scotland agreed to hand over its oil wealth to the EU then maybe that could sweeten the deal.............

Did you not know? The oil bank is empty.

[VectraMan]

Re-joining the EU is way down on the list of priorities for residents of Scotland. Economy matters most.

Seems pretty important to the SNP, who've made a big deal out of continuing within the EU when the UK might not. Voting for independence is also a vote for an SNP government, at least in the short term. But are these really the people you want? They've sought to reassure the population that there's no downside by promising to keep the pound and continuing with the EU, but that version of an independent Scotland appears to be a fantasy. What's becoming more and more evident is independence is a much larger step into the unknown than they want anyone to know.

[Zero Liability]

The EU is very keen on letting some real economic basketcases join, but yes I agree re: the above with regard to Spain.

[AtW]

I don't buy that other states would block Scotland joining the EU, but it doesn't look like being the automatic process that Salmond promises.

Should just keep ze nukes and gain its rightful place in the UN's Security Council...

[Flashman]

The Spanish will almost certainly block Scotland. If not then the Spanish state could rapidly disintegrate as the Basque and Catalan areas leave for independent EU membership.

Very high stakes for Madrid.

But maybe if Scotland agreed to hand over its oil wealth to the EU then maybe that could sweeten the deal.............