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12. Options... to secure Scotland’s relationship with the European Union

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 01:52 PM

Jul 2016

... Sturgeon welcomed the opportunity to talk to the new prime minister. “I was very pleased that Theresa May said that she was absolutely willing to consider any options that the Scottish government now bring forward to secure Scotland’s relationship with the European Union,” she said...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-15/may-says-cross-u-k-stance-needed-before-triggering-article-50

... Maybe not so much with the other Union, then...

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May says won't trigger EU divorce until UK-wide approach agreed [View all] Ghost Dog Jul 2016 OP

They are obviously seeking a face-saving way to renege whatthehey Jul 2016 #1

i don't think so, at least not yet. unblock Jul 2016 #4

What you say there is accurate, Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #8

Northern Ireland is also a factor presumably, TubbersUK Jul 2016 #3

NI is ancestrally connected with Scotland, more than with England, Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #9

Yes, there are strong historial ties. TubbersUK Jul 2016 #11

"Our Friends in Europa" leaves out some important information muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #10

"Big deal", indeed! Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #13

If we went the Art. 50 route, Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #15

Correct me if I've got it wrong, Matilda Jul 2016 #16

Yes, it is self-serving. That's how governments will be. muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #17

That was a theory floated for quite a while, Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #18

Options... to secure Scotland’s relationship with the European Union Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #12

Does that mean the same as 'until hell freezes over'? LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #6

LMAO! n/t Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #7