Hey, Dark Alex?

[ER]

If Scotland broke free of the United Kingdom, how would that affect your (and other Scots) being in the RAF? Curious.

[Alex]

Well Scotland would have set up its own independent airforce (as well as the other branches of the military). Everyone stationed in Scotland was to have the choice of remaining in the RAF or switching to the new air force. I believe they were looking at joining NATO, which I would imagine would have been accepted as otherwise NATO would have a great big bloody hole in its European defence system right where the Russians like to probe on a regular basis.

[ER]

So which would you have done?

[Alex]

Well initially I was against leaving the union, but the more I listened to the pro-remain campaign the more I started to have my doubts. I took a lot of time to check all the things they were saying and gradually their arguements actually persuaded me to switch over to the leave side, which is who I ended up voting for (and this also has on a couple of occasions got me referred to as a traitor to my country, so not only do I get to go to hell, but I am bound for the special circle at the bottom. Any messages for Judas? I'll pass them on if I see him).

So short answer is I'd have stuck with Scotland.

Oddly enough though when it came to voting for the whole EU thing I was in favour of remaining in that.

[Rev. Powell]

Well initially I was against leaving the union, but the more I listened to the pro-remain campaign the more I started to have my doubts. I took a lot of time to check all the things they were saying and gradually their arguements actually persuaded me to switch over to the leave side, which is who I ended up voting for (and this also has on a couple of occasions got me referred to as a traitor to my country, so not only do I get to go to hell, but I am bound for the special circle at the bottom. Any messages for Judas? I'll pass them on if I see him).

So short answer is I'd have stuck with Scotland.

Oddly enough though when it came to voting for the whole EU thing I was in favour of remaining in that.

I thought it would be sort of hilarious (and probably would make a lot of sense) if Scotland seceded from the UK but stayed in the EU.

[Alex]

Part of the reason I wanted to leave the UK was because I figured the Europe vote would be a leave and I had hoped Scotland would be able to get back in.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Well initially I was against leaving the union, but the more I listened to the pro-remain campaign the more I started to have my doubts. I took a lot of time to check all the things they were saying and gradually their arguements actually persuaded me to switch over to the leave side, which is who I ended up voting for (and this also has on a couple of occasions got me referred to as a traitor to my country, so not only do I get to go to hell, but I am bound for the special circle at the bottom. Any messages for Judas? I'll pass them on if I see him).

So short answer is I'd have stuck with Scotland.

Oddly enough though when it came to voting for the whole EU thing I was in favour of remaining in that.

I thought it would be sort of hilarious (and probably would make a lot of sense) if Scotland seceded from the UK but stayed in the EU.

The same thing can be said for Northern Ireland. When the U.K. was part of the European Union, as--apparently--was the Republic of Ireland, it was simple to pass from one to another. There again--apparently--if the U.K., of which Northern Ireland is a part, leaves the European Union, it'll be harder to pass between the 2 parts. Which is why there is some talk of Northern Ireland leaving the U.K. and staying in the European Union. Either as a separate nation or merging with the Republic of Ireland and becoming a part of that.

[ER]

Well initially I was against leaving the union, but the more I listened to the pro-remain campaign the more I started to have my doubts. I took a lot of time to check all the things they were saying and gradually their arguements actually persuaded me to switch over to the leave side, which is who I ended up voting for (and this also has on a couple of occasions got me referred to as a traitor to my country, so not only do I get to go to hell, but I am bound for the special circle at the bottom. Any messages for Judas? I'll pass them on if I see him).

So short answer is I'd have stuck with Scotland.

Oddly enough though when it came to voting for the whole EU thing I was in favour of remaining in that.

I thought it would be sort of hilarious (and probably would make a lot of sense) if Scotland seceded from the UK but stayed in the EU.

The same thing can be said for Northern Ireland. When the U.K. was part of the European Union, as--apparently--was the Republic of Ireland, it was simple to pass from one to another. There again--apparently--if the U.K., of which Northern Ireland is a part, leaves the European Union, it'll be harder to pass between the 2 parts. Which is why there is some talk of Northern Ireland leaving the U.K. and staying in the European Union. Either as a separate nation or merging with the Republic of Ireland and becoming a part of that.

Dear God above, save the Republic from the North.

[Alex]

Well initially I was against leaving the union, but the more I listened to the pro-remain campaign the more I started to have my doubts. I took a lot of time to check all the things they were saying and gradually their arguements actually persuaded me to switch over to the leave side, which is who I ended up voting for (and this also has on a couple of occasions got me referred to as a traitor to my country, so not only do I get to go to hell, but I am bound for the special circle at the bottom. Any messages for Judas? I'll pass them on if I see him).

So short answer is I'd have stuck with Scotland.

Oddly enough though when it came to voting for the whole EU thing I was in favour of remaining in that.

I thought it would be sort of hilarious (and probably would make a lot of sense) if Scotland seceded from the UK but stayed in the EU.

The same thing can be said for Northern Ireland. When the U.K. was part of the European Union, as--apparently--was the Republic of Ireland, it was simple to pass from one to another. There again--apparently--if the U.K., of which Northern Ireland is a part, leaves the European Union, it'll be harder to pass between the 2 parts. Which is why there is some talk of Northern Ireland leaving the U.K. and staying in the European Union. Either as a separate nation or merging with the Republic of Ireland and becoming a part of that.

Northern Ireland's (will call it NI for simplicity) government is more of mess than the rest of the UK at the moment and that is saying something. The Tories are relying on a small group of MP's from NI to support them in government and in return for this gave NI a load of extra money and a few other concessions. This group of MP's then turned round and said "Hey, we want the same border with the EU are the rest of the UK has. It is not acceptable to have different arrangements", so while the EU was willing to give them concessions to make the lifes of people in NI easier, the politicians turned around and said hell no to that.

Although this does sound initially idiotic, NI does a hell of a lot more trade with the UK than it does with the Republic of Ireland (RoI), so it makes a certain amount of sense that if there is to a trade border they would want it along the RoI border rather than with the UK. I hadn't heard anything from anyone about NI leaving the UK to stay in the EU, but that doesn't mean that it isn't being mooted about. I've not really paid as much attention to the news in the past week as I normally do.