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Scottish Parliament rejects Brexit

dr.fuzzenstein

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/15/scottish-parliament-decisively-reject-eu-withdrawal-bill-brexit

The Scottish parliament has voted against Theresa May’s Brexit legislation by a large margin, putting the UK on the brink of a major constitutional dispute.

Well this has just turned interesting.
Well done Scotland. Well deserved kick against the shin to the Brexiteers

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amcalester

Does this mean that Scotland are now bullying England too?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

While it's another headache for Mrs May, in practice it's of little consequence.

Your Face

Yeah, that will show...whoever needs to be shown the thing.

dr.fuzzenstein

Even if it's only symbolic, but being subsequently overruled and having their decision ignored by the Brits won't sit well with the Scots.

McMurphy

Longshanks was right all along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81K38VOyVL8

topper75

Dinnae want Brexit eh. I'll choose this and this from the menu sir - but not that.

oh well a parliament that powerful should keep voting

I mean there's the middle east to be sorted for starters.

Nae stopping them laddies noo there's no'

It's just a talking shop pal - and believe it or not - it's the Scottish people themselves who are the very ones who wanted to keep it that way.

Nobody's shins got hurt in the casting of this vote.

pauliebdub

This can be overridden by westminster and it will be. Scotland may have a devolved parliament but is still part of the uk and subject to uk laws.

Infini

pauliebdub wrote: »

This can be overridden by westminster and it will be. Scotland may have a devolved parliament but is still part of the uk and subject to uk laws.

The problem is that the SNP have already been agitatating for a 2nd Indyref over the whole Brexit Fiasco and simply railroading Little Englands failing brexit agenda through without getting their agreement is exactly the kind of political bomb that would create the conditions for a Breakup of the UK.

Beasty

I would see it as a minor issue compared to some of the ones currently facing them on Brexit. Since last year's election May's been clawing onto power by her fingernails, and something is going to give unless the Brexiteers back off a bit. They all know it is likely to be a bigger disaster if Corbyn gets in. I guess there is a chance of another election with the Lib Dems potentially holding the balance, which could provide a get-out. However if that does happen the UK would become much more polarised virtually overnight. I'm struggling to see a soft landing whichever way this turns out

DEFTLEFTHAND

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Even if it's only symbolic, but being subsequently overruled and having their decision ignored by the Brits won't sit well with the Scots.

They are 'Brits'.

end of the road

it's fantastic news, if only a symbolic act as it will have no actual effect in real terms. still, anything that says no to brexit nonsense, symbolic or not is a good thing.

Guy:Incognito

Unions of country's are bad, so surely the UK should disband............

Scotxit, wexit, nixit?

Herpes Free Since03

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Unions of country's are bad, so surely the UK should disband............

Scotxit, wexit, nixit?

Manxit?

Guy:Incognito

Herpes Free Since03 wrote: »

Manxit?

A nation of just women would never work.

I'll need to go over to make sure they're ok.

Fann Linn

Herpes Free Since03 wrote: »

Manxit?

Jexit.

Jimmy Dags

Someone is going to have to take the big dildo.

endacl

Fuxit.

4068ac1elhodqr

Countdown to the Caledonii Independent Referendum v2 on the cards?
Wonder how folks in Larne will feel about passport checks to Stranraer.
'Scoti-go'

fxotoole

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Unions of country's are bad, so surely the UK should disband............

Scotxit, wexit, nixit?

Scoxit

Fann Linn

Shepard Wrong Fishing wrote: »

Countdown to the Caledonii Independent Referendum v2 on the cards?
Wonder how folks in Larne will feel about passport checks to Stranraer.
'Scoti-go'

Might upset a few Rangers fans.

4068ac1elhodqr

Fann Linn wrote: »

Might upset a few Rangers fans.

Guess that just leaves Liverpool sailings, whom are also doing much better at the soccerball these days also, so might be for the best.

Beasty

Jimmy Dags wrote: »

Someone is going to have to take the big dildo.

Thought Boris already lived there....

donegal_man

Herpes Free Since03 wrote: »

Manxit?

I hate to be pedantic (and now we all know where this is going) but the Isle of Man isn't part of the UK or EU. It's a self governing Crown Dependency.

Beasty

donegal_man wrote: »

(and now we all know where this is going)

Manchester?

Herpes Free Since03

donegal_man wrote: »

I hate to be pedantic (and now we all know where this is going) but the Isle of Man isn't part of the UK or EU. It's a self governing Crown Dependency.

Shurrup...or else we'll give them back Donegal !

dr.fuzzenstein

Let's put a Stewart back on the throne!

pickarooney

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Let's put a Stewart back on the throne!

Alf?

Auguste Comte

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Unions of country's are bad, so surely the UK should disband............

Scotxit, wexit, nixit?

Madeabagsofit..

Richard Hillman

The Jocks rejected independence so they can, as they say up there, "Get tae f**k"

seamus

It's all showboating. Setting the stage for the inevitable. The Scots reject Brexit, Westminster will completely ignore it. Around the end of the summer, the Scottish parliament will start talking about scheduling a new independence referendum. And they will imply in not so many words that if the UK can't make a deal on Brexit, Scotland will have no choice but to hold a new independence referendum.

Westminster will say that they won't allow Scotland to have one, and they won't recognise the outcome of any vote. And so when the UK crashes out of the EU and Scotland holds a referendum, it'll be a landslide win to leave the UK. With the UK no longer in the EU, the EU is free to recognise Scotland's declaration of independence. London will not have the support to try and forcibly suppress it and will have no choice but to accept it.

Scotland will adopt the euro as its official currency and make an official application to join the EU.