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zipplewrath

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4. Scotland, Ireland, Gibraltar

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:25 AM

Nov 2017

All three could seek to leave the UK and join the EU. Interestingly, all three could seek to form some sort of "confederation" in order to "stay" in the EU instead of having to "leave". It could actually make Brexit quite easy. The confederation would functionally become the "new UK", and England/Wales would be cut out by a negotiation between the confederation and the old UK. Leaves the EU generally out of the whole mess.

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Brexit : British people are asked to draw the Irish border...what could go wrong ? [View all] OnDoutside Nov 2017 OP

If England leaves the EU...which is suicidal...than Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #1

Scotland, Ireland, Gibraltar zipplewrath Nov 2017 #4

That would be blocked by Spain, who would see that as a threat to their control of Catalonia. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #6

You'd have a civil war before that would happen. All parties agreed to the Good Friday Agreement, OnDoutside Nov 2017 #5

Economics zipplewrath Nov 2017 #8

I don't think so. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #9

Some Brits can't cope with UK internal borders, let alone one with a neighboring country. Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #2

Younger Europeans in general don't seem to know as much about borders and nationalism pampango Nov 2017 #3

Bejaysus, what could possibly go wrong with that idea? Hekate Nov 2017 #7