Posted on 06/23/2016 11:28:18 PM PDT by Cronos
Scotland last night gave a resounding endorsement to the EU as the UK overall voted for Brexit, raising the prospect of a demand for a second independence referendum.
..In the early hours, Alex Salmond was.. announcing that, if Scotland voted to remain but the UK overall voted to leave, Nicola Sturgeon would “implement the SNP manifesto”. The SNP document for last month’s Scottish election states that Holyrood should have the right to hold a second independence vote if there is a “significant and material” change in circumstances from 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against its will.
And, as the cross-border divide on the issue became clear, with almost three quarters of Edinburgh voters opting for remain, Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish external affairs secretary, said: “There will be many people in Scotland who want to consider the situation if there is a Brexit vote. There are many people in Edinburgh who voted clearly for ‘no’ for Scottish independence barely two years ago and believed David Cameron when he said that Scottish independence would take them out of the European Union. Well, actually the reverse is clearly being indicated in the result so far, so they are going to have to reappraise their situation as to what they think is the best prospect for Scotland going forward.”
Edinburgh returned what could be the highest support for the EU, 74.4 per cent.
..Among them was Alasdair Allan, the SNP minister for Europe. He said, just before 3am: ““What the Scottish government will always do is put our interests first when it comes to Europe and our relationship with Europe. I can’t predict what the UK result is going to be but I can say the Scottish government will always put those interests first.”
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Yes we are.
LOL
Is this the full half hour or did you just pay for the five minute argument?
A tight fisted lot, we are.
;D
I’m sorry, but you haven’t paid.
I can not continue.
Good morning, my friend ! I see that we are all VERY happy about BREXIT.
That’s an insult. I didn’t pay for the “insult”, I paid for the arguing.
Ye’ll no gi a bluudy penny frummy!
I was just insulting in my spare time.
It’s a start.
Sucks about the Scots.
[probably the bloody border clans, again]
Campbells no doubt.
That was in my wedding vows...
If he’s not getting paid, he’s just an amateur insulter.
Get out of my head.
Well.
Nobody’s going to pay me.
I’ll just go to bed.
All the Freedom loving Scots left for America in the 1700's. Those that remained are genetically deficient.
LOL.....I really would prefer the DEAD PARROT sketch, the CHEESE SHOP one, or SILLY WALKS. :-)
It's criminal what that country has devolved into.
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