uk voted leave, all regions in Scotland voted remain. should Scotland be forced to leave?
should they be allowed a referendum to leave UK and join EU?
36-40, M
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Lhayezee · 26-30, F
@unknownpoetx They voted to remain united with England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. End of story. If it gets to about 2050 and the SNP are still on the bletherwagon (and the Scottish public hasn't wised up to their near-current-Tory-party level of ineptitude and shambling-yet-frightening authoritarianism), then I think it would be reasonable to have another ref if that's clearly what the said public wants. Til then...bed's been made: lie in it.
unknownpoetx · 36-40, M
@Lhayezee no they didn't. Scotland massively voted remain. no region in Scotland voted leave. end of story.
Lhayezee · 26-30, F
@unknownpoetx I referred to the 2014 vote to remain part of the UK... (by a far clearer margin than to stay in the EU, while we're at it)
unknownpoetx · 36-40, M
@Lhayezee in 2014 there was no brexit. Scotland massively voted remain in EU. they will get a 2nd referendum because obviously as anyone agreed the circumstances of the Union have massively changed since then. also all constitiunalists say it will be trigger immediately. that's democracy. respect it
Lhayezee · 26-30, F
@unknownpoetx a British constitutionalist worth their salt would recognise that referenda are really stupid ideas. Not because people are too stupid to know about an issue but because we live in a representative republic (it is in name but not at all in effect a constitutional monarchy), where we choose people to make decisions like this on our behalf
The Brexit mess is largely the result of our elected representatives, who are charged with running the country according to their judgement of what is in everyone's best interests, being told that their judgement is wrong thanks to an ill considered exercise in party political management
The Brexit mess is largely the result of our elected representatives, who are charged with running the country according to their judgement of what is in everyone's best interests, being told that their judgement is wrong thanks to an ill considered exercise in party political management
unknownpoetx · 36-40, M
@Lhayezee so you call people that study and teach law for a living with a life dedicated to the public service stupid. oh ok. tell me your amazing qualifications. how many phd's have you got?
I completely agree with you the elected representatives are charged with running the country according to their judgement. BUT not with everyone's best interests because there's no such thing because obviously what is of interest to some is the opposite to others.
and since sctoland voted remain in EU they should run scotland according to what people voted.
since it's impossible to be in EU and in UK at the same time, they should have a saying. and btw the elected representatives of scotland that are charged with running the country according to their judgement also want a 2nd referendum. so yea, you are contradicting yourself.
I completely agree with you the elected representatives are charged with running the country according to their judgement. BUT not with everyone's best interests because there's no such thing because obviously what is of interest to some is the opposite to others.
and since sctoland voted remain in EU they should run scotland according to what people voted.
since it's impossible to be in EU and in UK at the same time, they should have a saying. and btw the elected representatives of scotland that are charged with running the country according to their judgement also want a 2nd referendum. so yea, you are contradicting yourself.