Brexit Thread

[Gilrandir]

Spain has already said it will Veto such a move - several other European countries have active independence movements they do not want to encourage by making it easy for secessionists to gain access to the EU and the Common Market.

Merkel has a way of talking people into what she wants. So the question is whether she does.

At the same time there's no real incentive to let Scotland in quickly, an Independent Scotland would be a small country with a number of quite poor regions requiring EU support, it would have a small economy, an at best average per-Capita GDP and the EU would be on the hook to support this new nation without the big cheque that used to come from the UK every month.

Why does the UK need such a nuisance then? Let them go!

But on the other hand, the EU had accepted even poorer countries, so it won't be a problem once the EU sets its mind on it.

At the same time it would greatly antagonise whatever was left of the UK and might increase secessionist violence in Northern Ireland, for which the UK would blame the EU.

Judging by the EU's rhetorics ("get out quicker if you want it so much") it doesn't bother the EU, still less it bothers Scotland.

We could - but the reality is the UK as a whole has decided to leave, and Scotland is part of the UK - it is not an independent country and the other EU nations have refused to negotiate with it as such.

It is not an independent country, but it has vestiges of independence (Parliament and football national team), so if there is a will on the part of the EU...

Basically, if the second Scotland Referendum has a similar result to the EU Referendum then the Scottish government has the same problem with their regions as the UK Government has with Scotland right now.

So far I haven't heard of any part of Scotland voicing its desire to secede in case Scotland leaves.

And again, Scotland may learn the lessons of the Brexit referendum and do it nicer then the UK did.