- 24 Jun 2016 06:01
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for live updates....
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/liv ... -in-europe
So where too from here?
My prediction, the government will negotiate an "exit" that will be so watered down that it will mean little practical difference.
But possibly more interesting is the threat to the union: Scotland and Norther Ireland both voted emphatically to remain. There are already calls for another Scottish referendum, and Sinn Fein has weighed in declaring that Britain no longer has a mandate to represent Northern Ireland interests (though admittedly this is what they've said all along - and according to polls most NIers aren't interested in breaking away).
Thoughts?
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/liv ... -in-europe
So where too from here?
My prediction, the government will negotiate an "exit" that will be so watered down that it will mean little practical difference.
But possibly more interesting is the threat to the union: Scotland and Norther Ireland both voted emphatically to remain. There are already calls for another Scottish referendum, and Sinn Fein has weighed in declaring that Britain no longer has a mandate to represent Northern Ireland interests (though admittedly this is what they've said all along - and according to polls most NIers aren't interested in breaking away).
Thoughts?