Posted on 06/24/2016 2:43:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Scotland's first minister has said a second independence referendum is "highly likely" after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Nicola Sturgeon said it was "democratically unacceptable" that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.
She said the Scottish government would begin preparing legislation to enable another independence vote.
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Golf courses?
Scotland sees the end of welfare if not in the EU. That teet is hard to give up once you’re on it.
North Sea oil, Scotch, shortbread cookies, Tennant’s beer and sheep’s wool products. Can’t think of much else off the top of my tam.
Did all of the entrepreneurial stock leave Scotland at some point in the past? Are there only socialists and freeloaders left?
Freedom!! Horrible horrible freedom!!
I see what you did there...
There are movies made about the level of video surveillance “enjoyed” by the Scottish people.
Where will all the scot slackers and socialists on welfare get their money then?
Scotch?
And just to rub it in - my UK BIL said that it's the best course he's played on in Scotland and Trump just refurbished it. The grand hotel has magnificent views.
If Scotland votes to secede, will the next Prime Minister or Parliament recognize it?
It’ll be interesting, because I understand if Scotland goes indie then the Labour party of Tony Blair will be in ruins.
It would be like if California and the Northwest seceded from the US.
Side issue: What the hell happened to Scotland? They turned into a nation of welfare slugs.
Poor hygiene perhaps?
If the Vichy government of Scotland forces another referendum on remaining part of Britain I will vote to stay in Britain.
What you need to understand about the SNP is that their sole policy is "we hate the English". They are mostly a party of small minded racist bigots. If England does something the SNP want to do the opposite... if England don't support something the SNP will make a big song and dance a about how they support it.
I am about a 7 hour drive from Turnberry... a pity I was not closer or I would have gone to cheer on Donald Trump.
At the Trump Turnberry news conference today, the only ones pushing the question of a vote for Scotland to leave the UK and to re-enter the EU *MAYBE* — were the media guys and gals, who were roundly booed by the other attendees everytime the subject was re-introduced repeatedly.
So if the Scots vote to pull out and Great Britain resists that - should we BOMB LONDON, just as we bombed Belgrade over Kasova (as Bill Clinton called it)?
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