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0 pointstonyedgecombe5y ago0 comments

They only got 20% of what they wanted on free trade, there is nothing on services which make up most of the UK economy. Goods is only 20% and we are a net importer.

I don't understand the issues about state aid, we were already at the bottom of the league table interns of doling out aid to business. We had plenty of room to expand that already if we wanted.

Right now the most likely outcome of the whole thing is the break up of the United Kingdom. The whole thing was a mess from beginning to end (not that it has ended yet).

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Chris20485y ago· 4 in thread

> the break up of the United Kingdom

Wholly? Or just Scotland?

I can't see anyone else leaving, and I'm not sure the scots will either.

lil_cain5y ago

Scotland, and NI. Which are 2/3 of the constituent "kingdoms" that were united to form the "United Kingdom".

Of course, it might not happen, but odds are rather better, in both cases, than they were pre Brexit.

Ninja Edit: This isn't to try and minimise the importance of Wales, just a recognition that at the time of the creation of the UK, the famous Encyclopaedia Britannica entry (For Wales, see England) wouldn't have been controversial in most of the UK. But even in Wales, Plaid have done very well, and become much more radical, as a result of Brexit.

Chris20485y ago

Nope, never. NI might want to leave, but it can't leave because its too dependant on the UK economically.

lil_cain5y ago

More so than Ireland was in 1921? And will that continue to be the case, with the NIP imposing barriers between it & GB?

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smcl5y ago

I think the biggest question mark is whether Westminster will allow an independence referendum. I don't think they will no matter what the results in the coming election are. However if they do, recall that questions over whether we'd be admitted to the EU was one of the big issues that tipped the balance in favour of "No" - the fact that this is now a non-issue could be pretty huge coupled with the fact that many feel deceived over the issue.

I honestly think I will see a united Ireland and an independent Scotland within my lifetime.

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