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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Sebastian Toe on June 28, 2016, 01:58:08 PM

Title: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Sebastian Toe on June 28, 2016, 01:58:08 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?


Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Gordon on June 28, 2016, 02:06:08 PM
Sounds good to me, and I'd say we let them take the Monarchy with them too!
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: floo on June 28, 2016, 02:14:04 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?

Now there's a thought! :D
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: L.A. on June 28, 2016, 02:53:57 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?

Alternatively:

We could just send everyone who actually wants to be out of the EU to the Isle of Mann which has never been in.
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: ProfessorDavey on June 28, 2016, 03:01:14 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?
Only if London and its immediate, remain voting, environs can opt to opt out of leaving the UK ;)
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Bubbles on June 28, 2016, 03:01:46 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?

You might have something there.

But we keep the Queen , Bank of England and the pound. The Scots can use the Euro.  ;)  :P
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Bubbles on June 28, 2016, 03:03:13 PM
Only if London and its immediate, remain voting, environs can opt to opt out of leaving the UK ;)

Move London to Scotland?
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: ProfessorDavey on June 28, 2016, 03:08:10 PM
Move London to Scotland?
No need to move it - it would just be part of the remaining UK ;D

That would ensure that the powerhouses of the UK economy, London and the Scottish oil remained together - the rest of England and Wales would be economically foooked as they say :D
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Gonnagle on June 28, 2016, 03:26:21 PM
Dear Rose,

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Move London to Scotland?

Merge London with Edinburgh, hell! I might just want to visit Edinburgh if that happened. :P

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Brownie on June 28, 2016, 04:19:54 PM
Or move Edinburgh to London, not so far to go the fringe then.
I would keep the queen, reassess the monarchy some years after she has gone.  All the male royals wear kilts anyway so no change there for the present.  I do not care about the £ one way or the other.
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Gonnagle on June 28, 2016, 04:25:37 PM
Dear Brownie,

Move Edinburgh to London, now yer talking, will there be a vote :P

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on June 28, 2016, 06:15:03 PM
Instead of invoking Article50 why don't England and Wales just declare independence from the UK?
By default (as we know from the Scottish indyref) they will then no longer be part of the EU and can only get back in if they reapply.
The English and Welsh are happy

Scotland NI (and Gibraltar?) become the UK.
The UK parliament votes to ignore the referendum.
The UK remains in the EU.
The Irish and Scots are happy.

The banks move their brass plaques from London up to Edinburgh.
We all keep the pound.

What's not to like?
English Nationalism sees the UK as one of it's Brands and Trademarks?
Title: Re: An alternate solution for Brexit? (AKA who needs Article 50?)
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on June 28, 2016, 06:39:42 PM
Brexit? Don't you mean Engxit?