PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGood job, Britain! A major contribution to the nations of the world!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up11.31K
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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months agoScottish independence?
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoThat was a passing fancy, a dream of good government. Reality has hit hard and they’ve moved on
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·3 months agoMany Scottish people were convinced to stay in the UK so they would have access to Europe (an independent Scotland wouldn’t automatically get that). Now that argument has vanished there is much less holding Scotland in the UK.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoThe UK is not just England and Scotland.
minus-squareSnowmenMelt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoNot going to happen for a long time
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoIreland reunification first, then Scottish independence. Can’t see the Welsh going it alone. Maybe a few villages in Cornwall will try something.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoI don’t think Wales has the economy to survive as an independent nation as much as some of the Welsh love the idea.
Scottish independence?
That was a passing fancy, a dream of good government.
Reality has hit hard and they’ve moved on
Many Scottish people were convinced to stay in the UK so they would have access to Europe (an independent Scotland wouldn’t automatically get that).
Now that argument has vanished there is much less holding Scotland in the UK.
The UK is not just England and Scotland.
Not going to happen for a long time
Ireland reunification first, then Scottish independence.
Can’t see the Welsh going it alone.
Maybe a few villages in Cornwall will try something.
I don’t think Wales has the economy to survive as an independent nation as much as some of the Welsh love the idea.
I give it 50 years