Geopolitical impact of Brexit

[Dreadnaught]

I'm assuming the reason is that circumstances changed substantially compared to the time of the last vote.

The Scots voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU. So when the UK as a whole voted to leave, Sturgeon is using that as the platform to launch a second referendum under the banner of an independent Scotland applying to rejoin the EU, breaking the Union, and leaving England, Wales and Northern Ireland out of the EU.


Immature is one word. Pathetic is another. Stubborn and close-minded are two more.

To keep calling referendums until you get the vote you want is like a spoilt five-year old holding her breath until her stupid parents give her what she wants.

Indeed the circumstances have changed. What I find particularly galling is the idea that a "stay" vote was (in Sturgeon's argument) conditional on the Scotts and English having no disagreements forever and ever.

[RandBlade]

Indeed the circumstances have changed. What I find particularly galling is the idea that a "stay" vote was (in Sturgeon's argument) conditional on the Scotts and English having no disagreements forever and ever.

Sturgeon is a nationalist. Any and all arguments that can be twisted to justify seeking Independence she will feel free to use. Logic has nothing to do with it.

[Timbuk2]

Sturgeon is a nationalist. Any and all arguments that can be twisted to justify seeking Independence she will feel free to use. Logic has nothing to do with it.

Yes indeed. Brexit is an excuse, rather than a legitimate reason.

[Hazir]

Yes indeed. Brexit is an excuse, rather than a legitimate reason.

That depends on your valuation of Brexit itself. If being part of the EU actually is a core value in Scotland then a referendum would be fully legitimate. If it's not then Brexit is just a convenient pretext. On face value the vast majority of the Scotts want to stay in the EU. So it's up to Unionists now to prove that this is less relevant to Scotts than being part of the UK. You may or agree with Sturgeon or not, but it is she who has the numbers at this moment in time.