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The fundamental misunderstanding that forms the basis of Scottish nationalism has been undermined by a statement from the European Commission. When the UK finally left the EU, the Government decided not to continue to take part in the Erasmus Program, but instead to replace it with the Turing Scheme. The …
Read More »Sinn Féin/SNP are thieves
There are two serious secession movements in the UK. One is in Scotland the other is in Northern Ireland. In Wales secession is not a serious option and relatively few Welsh people support it. Covid changes the debate decisively. All British people pay income tax if they work and other …
Read More »Scotching the SNP
The SNP has been demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence from the moment it lost the first one. We never get a break. I began writing about Scottish politics in 2012. I was willing to be magnanimous when we won in 2014. I advised people not to gloat or …
Read More »Could Scotland join the EU?
The UK is now definitely going to leave the EU. What does this mean for an independent Scotland joining the EU? 1. Political union. Scotland would have to promise to accept the aims of the EU. The EU aims to achieve monetary, fiscal and political union. It might have been …
Read More »Case for Ireland’s exit
The country most affected by Brexit, other than the United Kingdom, is likely to be Ireland*. This is the only nation that shares an actual land border with the UK. Additionally, the UK is Ireland’s largest export market in the current EU (The exports to Belgium are higher value but …
Read More »Betrayal of Britain Continued- Is independence a matter for Scotland alone?
The country has never been asked. The precedent of Northern Ireland There is a precedent. In March 1973 a referendum was held in Northern Ireland. The electorate was presented with two proposals: 1. Do you want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom? or 2. Do you want …
Read More »Sturgeon’s false flag
I posted on this site, after the Scottish Independence Referendum and UK’s 2015 General Election that Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon should ‘wind her neck in’. That she had a sense of her own and her country’s importance to the United Kingdom which is far in excess of reality. Before …
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