If the UK breaks up...how about a Celtic union?

LincolnsBeard · 02-11-2012 2:40am #1

A union between Ireland/Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?

All have similar population numbers and political aspirations. Not to mention strong cultural ties.

Do you think it could work?

Tombi! · 02-11-2012 2:42am

Rangers/Rovers

Good luck with that.

LincolnsBeard · 02-11-2012 2:46am

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Rangers/Rovers

Good luck with that.

Keltic, not Seltic.

Celly Smunt · 02-11-2012 2:49am

Dear god no,we already have a big enough black hole of an economy.

im invisible · 02-11-2012 2:49am

in before...

billybudd · 02-11-2012 2:49am

Unions cause us enough problems and you want more?

Stained Class · 02-11-2012 2:52am

No.

Batterd Mars Bars & a Battered Economy.

A marriage made in Hell!

poeticseraphim · 02-11-2012 2:54am

No.......And I mean NO.
What a silly idea.
There is some Anti Irish /Catholic sentiment in Scotland...and why ??? We are apart of the EU.

There is really no cultural ties. I was in Scotland over the summer and England they have no real ties with Ireland and they do with England.

It makes no sense. Anyway I don't think Scottish independence will happen.

And why would we join another union..we fought for independence..no

We have little in common...lovely countries but no

Why is there so much about unions recently the EU the UK?? Whats up???

LincolnsBeard · 02-11-2012 2:57am

poeticseraphim wrote: »

Why is there so much about unions recently the EU the UK?? Whats up???

Just pondering the question no need to get your knickers in a twist there buddy.

squod · 02-11-2012 2:59am

No. Fuhken. Way.

DonLimon · 02-11-2012 3:04am

Nice idea but it wouldn't have any real benefit assuming that each country stays within the EU, if there's no trade taxes or visa restrictions already then whats the point of a union? Besides England will always will always be the largest trade partner for all countries concerned.

Kylo Ren · 02-11-2012 4:21am

I hope the UK don't break up bbz. They were a lovely couple. Mwah xxx

efb · 02-11-2012 4:23am

Poverty^3

magick · 02-11-2012 5:08am

I think it would be a good and interesting idea.
Would it work? probably not.

stoneill · 02-11-2012 5:19am

You would only have the Picts and the Caledones at each others throat, while the Gauls would be off robbing everyone blind.

MadsL · 02-11-2012 5:31am

But the Irish are not Celts.

fasttalkerchat · 02-11-2012 5:33am

Why not have strong co-operation between each of the independent countries? England included.

02-11-2012 5:45am

Isn't that just replacing England with Ireland in the existing UK, even if you weren't to call it that? Sure why don't we take Cornwall off them and all just to spite the fcukers:pac:

mikemac1 · 02-11-2012 7:59am

If it means Irn-Bru on Irish shelves then I'm for it

Richard Hillman · 02-11-2012 8:13am

poeticseraphim wrote: »

No.......And I mean NO.
What a silly idea.
There is some Anti Irish /Catholic sentiment in Scotland...and why ??? We are apart of the EU.

facking hell, that's bizarre even for AH standards

BBDBB · 02-11-2012 8:47am

yes and then we can invite England, France Spain and all the other European Nations to join our union too..........everyone but the Chermans, they can have their own union

megafan · 02-11-2012 8:58am

Could you imagine if it did happen.....? 1st thing on the agenda would be the split!

ejmaztec · 02-11-2012 9:40am

BBDBB wrote: »

yes and then we can invite England, France Spain and all the other European Nations to join our union too..........everyone but the Chermans, they can have their own union

It would be a great shame to let the Germans waste all that hard cash on themselves. We'd be doing them a favour if we asked them to join. It would give them a warm glow thinking how charitable they would be.

wendell borton · 02-11-2012 9:42am

What about Brittany, Cornwall and the isle of man.

raymann · 02-11-2012 9:44am

all opinion polls point towards a no vote for independence by scotland anyway. it appears that an independent scotland would need to use the euro so would effectively hand over powers from london to brussels. with the crisis thats going on at the moment, in a couple if years, a much more federal europe could result in all member states having much less power over their taxes than they have at the moment. ironically we have contributed to that as much as anyone.

there is a strong pro independence undercurrent amongst irish people because its seen as a slight on england. personally i think a broke up uk results in a worse trading environment for ireland so i am against it. thankfully it appears the scots are as well.

this beggar thy neighbor mentality that so many irish have sits alongside gombeenism and parish pump politics as to the main reasons why me and many, many other young dynamic people are not living in ireland right now.

D-Generate · 02-11-2012 9:48am

Ireland and Scotland are worlds apart for a union. In general you will find a greater acceptance for Irish people by English people rather than by Scottish people. On the whole the Scottish populace would have a much closer relationship with the Unionist communities of Northern Ireland.

gurramok · 02-11-2012 10:41am

D-Generate wrote: »

Ireland and Scotland are worlds apart for a union. In general you will find a greater acceptance for Irish people by English people rather than by Scottish people. On the whole the Scottish populace would have a much closer relationship with the Unionist communities of Northern Ireland.

Not true. Some Scots have a close relationship with Unionists in NI, some Scots have close relationship with Irish people in all of Ulster and some Scots have zero relationship with either side. Its this latter bunch who are the driving force behind the SNP.