If Scotland is a region then what is England?

Another region? [/quote]

Then why do we still refer to it when have the North West, North East, South East etc as regions?

Posted 6 years ago

I want to be Scottish, I want to be British, I want to be European. That’s why I voted No in the the Independence Referendum.

It now appears that I can only have two out of three.

The game has changed.

I am still Scottish. If offered the choice between being British and being European I will reconsider my options. In a year’s time I will have had time to consider all the arguments rationally. Today I’m thinking with my heart and would vote for Independence in Europe.

Posted 6 years ago

Ah, we’re into semantics then. The EU is a union of member states – note the UN URL. Sure the EU might recognise you as a country, but not as a state.

Posted 6 years ago

Then why do we still refer to it when have the North West, North East, South East etc as regions?

History.

I really don’t know. Is the UK now the country consisting of former countries?

Posted 6 years ago

If I was Scottish it would be a no-brainer, stay in the EU. You’d probably get the banks moving more roles to Edinburgh rather than Frankfurt…

Posted 6 years ago

Then why do we still refer to it when have the North West, North East, South East etc as regions?

Those areas are actually regions, Scotland is not.

Its like a Scot referring to England as “Down South”, you might know what they mean, but it doesn’t turn the whole of England into a region.

Posted 6 years ago

Ah, we’re into semantics then. The EU is a union of member states – note the UN URL. Sure the EU might recognise you as a country, but not as a state.

Except, as per the link above; ( http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/joining-eu/index_en.htm )
Becoming a member of the EU is a complex procedure which does not happen overnight. Once an applicant country meets the conditions for membership, it must implement EU rules and regulations in all areas.

Posted 6 years ago

aracer – Member
seosamh77 » well see, aracer, no one can be certain about anything at this stage.
Well no, that’s one of the big problems! See how the financial markets reacted to a potential IS last time, and I don’t think an independence referendum is going to increase the certainty…

fear, that works! 😆

Posted 6 years ago

Well in that context they don’t recognise you as a country, as already pointed out in the post where the link was given

HTH

Posted 6 years ago

You’d probably get the banks moving more roles to Edinburgh rather than Frankfurt…

What is a “role”? Is it a bit like a job?

Posted 6 years ago

Well in that context they don’t recognise you as a country

HTH

Why do you think Scotland is not a country?

United Kingdom – Wiki

Worth a read, including the list of four countries which make up the UK……

Posted 6 years ago

I really don’t know. Is the UK now the country consisting of former countries?

No it’s a political union of existing countries forming a state.

Posted 6 years ago

I don’t get why there is such hate for leaving the EU.

Posted 6 years ago

If Nichola has any sense (and she does) she’ll be working hard on getting favourable comments from prominent European figures on how an independent Scotland would be welcome to join (or preferably remain) in the EU.

The more certainty the Scottish electorate have about likely terms and conditions of membership the better her chances of winning a vote.

The best bet would be a statement that Scotland would remain a member under current conditions. That’s unlikely to happen though.

Posted 6 years ago

Nothing to do with me, let’s rewind:

Scotland isn’t a “country in the EU” in the way that is implied by that, as far as the EU is concerned it is a region

Posted 6 years ago

Exactly!

Posted 6 years ago

As for border controls, the Schengen zone includes non-EU members Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein. There are no permanent border controls between those countries and their EU neighbours, although there may be random customs checks.

It would be a superb irony if the EU insisted that rUK sign up to Shengen if they want to remain in the trading zone. They could easily do that but rUK would be unwilling to sign up to it under a Tory government.

Failing that two countries can reach their own agreement not to have border controls. That’s the current arrangement between the UK and Ireland. There’s no reason why such an agreement couldn’t be reached between Scotland and rUK.

Failing that the rUK can install their own controls at the border if they like.

Posted 6 years ago

Scotland isn’t a “country in the EU” in the way that is implied by that

1. Scotland is a country.
2. Scotland is part of the UK.
3. UK is currently part of the EU.

Therefore Scotland is currently in the EU, although not represented as a separate member state, instead it is represented by the UK the same as England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

as far as the EU is concerned it is a region

According to who? Where?

Posted 6 years ago

thv3 » Why do you think Scotland is not a country?

Nothing to do with me, let’s rewind:

thv3 » a country that is currently in the EU and chose to remain

Scotland isn’t a “country in the EU” in the way that is implied by that, as far as the EU is concerned it is a region

Can you just stop this silly semantic arguing. The rules can be changed with the stroke of a pen if the EU feels like it. That’s what Nichola will be working for behind the scenes.

Posted 6 years ago

It would be a superb irony if the EU insisted that rUK sign up to Shengen if they want to remain in the trading zone. They could easily do that but rUK would be unwilling to sign up to it under a Tory government.

Of course they will and we’ll sign up. The tory government campaigned for in. Boris is a complete europhile.

Posted 6 years ago

Regarding Scotland being a member of the EU as a country in its own right (and therefore an entity the EU can negotiate with)? I think that would require a bit more than the stroke of a pen, no matter how cynical you might be about the power wielded by unelected beurocrats

Posted 6 years ago

God no Shudders

#refereduum threads can never die

Bet I am over the fear by page 10 😉

Posted 6 years ago

Can plebs like us petition the EU online like we can for the UK parliament? I.e. petition.parliament.uk

Posted 6 years ago

Of course they will and we’ll sign up. The tory government campaigned for in. Boris is a complete europhile.

Yep, the only difference Voting Out will achieve is a recession, a change of PM and loss of our rebate. Most likely scenario is we pay more to stay in, lose 73 MEPs, keep immigration unchanged and have to follow all the same EU laws (only now have to say over them having lost our MEPs).

Posted 6 years ago

Aracer, Donald – I think the rules are probably clear but irrelevant. Article 50 withdrawal is new territory and if one “region” was breaking away at the same time that would be equally new territory. If they wanted Scotland in, they would decide that in this special case the rules allow it, and if they didn’t strangely enough they wouldn’t. An opinion would be developed accordingly.
Now they might want Holyrood just to annoy Westminster. Or Spain might not want to set a precedent – but ways might be found around that.

Who knows? But Nicola is off to find out.

Posted 6 years ago

Scottish Government: “Can we have another referendum?”

UK Government: “No, **** off, you’ve already had one”

End of thread.

Posted 6 years ago

Scottish Government: “Can we have another referendum?”

UK Government: “No, **** off, you’ve already had one”

End of thread.

cue music as scottish opportunist anti democratic woman, paints face blue and changes her name to william wallace, muttering you will never take our freedom.

I’m pretty sure telling people how the shizzle is gonna go down is called a dictatorship love, you know its ok to vote as long as I can ignore the result

Posted 6 years ago

ninfan – Member
Scottish Government: “Can we have another referendum?”

UK Government: “No, **** off, you’ve already had one”

End of thread.good luck with that.

Posted 6 years ago

I’m pretty sure telling people how the shizzle is gonna go down is called a dictatorship love, you know its ok to vote as long as I can ignore the result

They did vote – and decided to stay in the UK

you were even warned before the vote – by their own leaders – that it was a once in a generation, perhaps even once in a lifetime, opportunity – that quote alone, by both Salmond and Sturgeon, undermines any demand for another one, the UK government can rightfully dismiss any calls to revisit the issue with that answer.

You lost, get over it.

Posted 6 years ago

You lost, get over it.

Not sure if you saw the news, but I’m not exactly sure Ms Sturgeon is now seeing it that way.

Posted 6 years ago

You lost, get over it.

It’s far from over, you won’t even know what you’ve won for at least 2 years, maybe up to 10.

I think Scotland will be long gone by then.

Posted 6 years ago

Why wouldn’t Boris and the Tories be up for casting Scotland adrift?

Posted 6 years ago

YoKaiser – Member
Why wouldn’t Boris and the Tories be up for casting Scotland adrift?

Never underestimate Boris, the ultimate opportunist with a classical scholar’s perspective. 🙂

He may very well see the advantages of an independent Scotland in the EU and having an open border with England. He’s a man who like to have his cake and eat it.

An independent England out of the union ultimately will be for the better. Whether being out of the EU is another matter, because I’m not sure the Commonwealth is all that keen to adopt its previous role.

Posted 6 years ago

An independent England out of the union ultimately will be for the better.

How do you know?

Posted 6 years ago

An independent England out of the union ultimately will be for the better.

Surely you just want in Independent London / bits of the SE (all the pro EU zones) and the rest of the country can sort itself out and hang a big “no blacks, no irish, no dogs”sign on the front door 😉

Posted 6 years ago

ninfan – Member
I’m pretty sure telling people how the shizzle is gonna go down is called a dictatorship love, you know its ok to vote as long as I can ignore the result
They did vote – and decided to stay in the UK

you were even warned before the vote – by their own leaders – that it was a once in a generation, perhaps even once in a lifetime, opportunity – that quote alone, by both Salmond and Sturgeon, undermines any demand for another one, the UK government can rightfully dismiss any calls to revisit the issue with that answer.

You lost, get over it.good luck with that.

Posted 6 years ago

Surely you just want in Independent London

Looks like someone figured it out

Posted 6 years ago

At which point you come back to the timescale thing I mentioned above. It doesn’t appear to be something the EU is particularly thinking about given they’re encouraging us to start the 2 year clock ticking – meanwhile there isn’t even a proposal for another referendum on the table. I’m not quite sure what the timescale was last time from them deciding to have one, but IIRC there was going to be 18 months from the referendum to independence.

Of course it also raises interesting questions if Scotland can effectively ignore the referendum result which the EU leaders appear to consider to be binding on the rest of us.

It seems lots of people in Scotland want another referendum – I agree, it’s just that I’d like a vote too, and the question I want asking again has nothing to do with the Union between England and Scotland.

Posted 6 years ago

It seems lots of people in Scotland want another referendum

I can quite believe it – about 45% of them 😆

Posted 6 years ago

I see no problem with Scotland having a 2nd go at the Indy Referundum

As long as everyone gets a 2nd go at in/out

Posted 6 years ago