The No campaign in the last referendum used the threat of being pulled out of the EU so 55% voted to stay in the UK. 62% of people in Scotland actually want to stay in the EU as we can tell from the Brexit vote. So the Scots voted to stay in the UK who then decided to leave the EU. So the trick is now to convince those that voted no to Scottish independence but who want to stay in the EU to vote yes instead.
The problem I see it is in inverse to Northern Ireland. In NI in two years time they're faced with having to show passports when they travel south, maybe as part of their daily commute etc. So there is a real pressure on them to avoid this by unifying. There is also the fear of the troubles starting again with terrorism if there is a border put up again.
In Scotland though, people would be voting to erect a border where there wasn't one before by voting yes. One thing mitigating this if that it's not so built up around the border between England and Scotland with most people living in the central belt. If Ireland can unify first then this will definitely help the independence movement.
Thanks for changing the thread title Bella.
The problem I see it is in inverse to Northern Ireland. In NI in two years time they're faced with having to show passports when they travel south, maybe as part of their daily commute etc. So there is a real pressure on them to avoid this by unifying. There is also the fear of the troubles starting again with terrorism if there is a border put up again.
In Scotland though, people would be voting to erect a border where there wasn't one before by voting yes. One thing mitigating this if that it's not so built up around the border between England and Scotland with most people living in the central belt. If Ireland can unify first then this will definitely help the independence movement.
Thanks for changing the thread title Bella.
