(UK EURO WAFFLE) Limey Civil War

[Keckers]

I can't really see there being an appetite to grow the eurozone anyway. Like alongside the Merkel refugee policy its probably the biggest driver of anti EU sentiment as it is. If anything they'd be smart to shrink it.

That sentiment only is true for the east.

And the south. Realistically the workable euro area is about 6 countries.

I meant the shrink the EU sentiment, not the eurozone. People don't want poor eastern European countries in the EU. If a country like Norway joined, people within the EU wouldn't complain at all.

Most people I know are pretty much alright with the eastern european EU members

Yeah because they provide cheap labour to the Germans

[Smuggo]

Are you really saying Scotland is somehow comparable to Greece?

At least they have feta and olives.

You've got haggis.

Checkm8

Don't forget deep fried mars bars

And square sausage

[Meester]

There were some amusing tweets regarding St Theresa's own mandate from Nicola Sturgeon after May said the SNP had no mandate for a referendum.

They have a mandate to hold a Scottish referendum but not a mandate for it to be recognised by the UK Government.

[Djan Seriy Anaplian]

If by posturing you mean veto it, then yeah.

They won't veto because catalonia in no way or form compares to Scotland, at least in my view .

As per the Spanish Foreign Minister, they'll join the back of the queue like any other country.

There is no queue. You either qualify for membership and join or you don't.

Be sure to tell the Spanish Foreign Minister that m8

Anyway, Scotland - in its current form - does not qualify. It doesn't meet a lot of the financial pre-reqs for EU membership.

[Zekk Pacus]

Advisory referenda are all the rage right now, you know.

[Joe Appleby]

I can't really see there being an appetite to grow the eurozone anyway. Like alongside the Merkel refugee policy its probably the biggest driver of anti EU sentiment as it is. If anything they'd be smart to shrink it.

That sentiment only is true for the east.

And the south. Realistically the workable euro area is about 6 countries.

I meant the shrink the EU sentiment, not the eurozone. People don't want poor eastern European countries in the EU. If a country like Norway joined, people within the EU wouldn't complain at all.

Most people I know are pretty much alright with the eastern european EU members

Yeah because they provide cheap labour to the Germans

Well mostly to the UK tbh.

[Smuggo]

If by posturing you mean veto it, then yeah.

They won't veto because catalonia in no way or form compares to Scotland, at least in my view .

As per the Spanish Foreign Minister, they'll join the back of the queue like any other country.

There is no queue. You either qualify for membership and join or you don't.

Be sure to tell the Spanish Foreign Minister that m8

Anyway, Scotland - in its current form - does not qualify. It doesn't meet a lot of the financial pre-reqs for EU membership.

Those strict rules that ensure only high quality countries can join...

[GeromeDoutrande]

If Scotland were to leave the UK, would that result in the rise of the Glorious Eternal Tory Empire for the rest of you?

[teds :D]

If Scotland were to leave the UK, would that result in the rise of the Glorious Eternal Tory Empire for the rest of you?

only if corbyn keeps being pointless. labours key grounds were the north of england, and it's not scotlands fault that labour has lost that.

AGAIN

scotland cannot join the EU (unless they get in before 2020) at their current deficit level. and this is very much while under financial support from the UK as a whole.

if i was scottish i wouldn't have voted for indy in the last go, and i certainly wouldn't in this rerun. if you want independence, vote for it for the right fucking reasons.

[Smuggo]

What are the "right reasons"?

[Keckers]

Well mostly to the UK tbh.

Nowhere near the same scale as they do for German export companies.

[NoirAvlaa]

if you want independence, vote for it for the right fucking reasons.

make me

[teds :D]

What are the "right reasons"?

the right reasons, if we're ignoring nationalism are inheriting a country that isn't going to be instantly fucked by debt, without an armed forces, without any real trade agreements, with no financial fallback mechanisms and an awful lot more

same as i said before, i'd love for (and eventually vote for) a united ireland, but right now is not the time.

[teds :D]

if you want independence, vote for it for the right fucking reasons.

make me

#fakenews

[Joe Appleby]

Well mostly to the UK tbh.

Nowhere near the same scale as they do for German export companies.

So all of the companies.

Also you ignore people from the rest of the world as well. Lots of Brits here, too.

Tapapapatalk

[GeromeDoutrande]

Keckers knows about the Great German Conspiracy. We might have to sort that out at some point.

[W0lf Crendraven]

Keckers has overdone his spiel, its impossible to take him seriously anymore sadly. You just cant tell anymore if its a communism meme or a serious post.

[Smuggo]

Keckers has overdone his spiel, its impossible to take him seriously anymore sadly.

Glass houses...

[Smuggo]

What are the "right reasons"?

the right reasons, if we're ignoring nationalism are inheriting a country that isn't going to be instantly fucked by debt, without an armed forces, without any real trade agreements, with no financial fallback mechanisms and an awful lot more

same as i said before, i'd love for (and eventually vote for) a united ireland, but right now is not the time.

Dunno if you heard m8 but the UK is also massively in debt, basically every western country is.

Also pretty sure a disproportionate number of service personnel are, in fact, Scots.

Also, dunno if you heard but the UK is going headfirst into the no trade agreements thing anyway.

What is a financial fallback mechanism?

[Smuggo]

What is a financial fallback mechanism?

Is that when they jump off a bridge?

Coq d'Argent is the favoured jumping spot in the City and it's not in Scotland so guess that must mean the country is fucked without London.