Posted on 04/15/2021 8:50:40 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
LONDON (Reuters) - The ruling Scottish National Party pledged on Thursday to hold an independence referendum by the end of 2023, a step that could fracture the United Kingdom by ripping apart the 314-year union between England and Scotland.
If there was another referendum and the Scots voted out, it would mark the biggest shock to the United Kingdom since Irish independence a century ago - just as London grapples with the impact of both Brexit and the COVID-19 crisis.
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Angus Podgorny, you’re a stubborn man.
Yup, losing Scotland, sadly, wouldn’t be a loss at all to the U.K.
The land of my ancestors had become a cesspool of Socialism.
They will not have an easy time of joining the Eu as their percentage of government spending is too high.
Also how much of their own debt will the remainder of the UK make them pay?
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