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May agrees to referendum - Reunification of Ireland
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostI believe that the Good Friday Agreement suggest that no permission must be granted to have a referendum in NI.
The Edinburgh Agreement however...
Who gets to decide whether and when to hold a border poll?
The UK Government has the power to call a referendum in Northern Ireland.
The Good Friday Agreement states that "the Secretary of State" should call a referendum "‘if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland."
The Secretary of State would do this by laying before Parliament an Order in Council, specifying the details of the poll and the date on which it will be held.
In the Republic of Ireland, reunification would require a constitutional amendment. This would require legislation to be passed by both chambers of Parliament, before it was put to the people in a referendum.
In the event that either part of Ireland voted against reunification, another poll cannot be held within seven years.
Irish reunification | The Institute for GovernmentComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostSo how is IndyRef2 coming along?
Sunday Times Poll
A majority of Scots believe Scottish independence would be better for the country than staying in the UK after Brexit, a new poll reveals.
The Panelbase survey of 1,028 voters for The Sunday Times Scotland and LBC, before a crucial Commons vote on Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, found that more believe leaving the EU will be bad for Scotland than not.
Scottish independence would be better than a no-deal Brexit, say 59%, with 41% disagreeing. While 53% say independence would benefit the country more than staying in the UK but outside the EU under a negotiated Brexit deal, 47% take the opposite view.Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostWon't be long now.Comment
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Originally posted by GreenMirror View PostDepends how you define long. Is 40 years long?
The UK government has challenged the Scottish court ruling on the consent motion passed in the Scottish Parliament. This in itself breached the Act of Union 1707 in which case the union can be dissolved without the need for a referendum. I believe a ruling is due tomorrow.Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View Post2019.
The UK government has challenged the Scottish court ruling on the consent motion passed in the Scottish Parliament. This in itself breached the Act of Union 1707 in which case the union can be dissolved without the need for a referendum. I believe a ruling is due tomorrow.
The alternative is to let the whole of the UK vote. It will be a landslide.
Which is very odd given the contribution Scots have given to Scientific progress over the last 150 years.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe SNP spent years carefully crafting their optimistic outlook on political change. "dinnie worry about independence lad, we have oil and all the Runrig C90s a fledgling nation could ever want".
Now it is daily Sturgeon in full pestilence mode, oblivious that she is destroying all that hard work.
One of the biggest lies was that oil was running out and would be finished within 5 years. This is before we can drill at the west coast which we can't do at the moment because of the nuclear subs. Once we get rid of them then we're good to go.
Oil flows from BP Clair Ridge development off Shetland - BBC News
Oil from BP's major Clair Ridge development which is expected to produce for the next four decades - has begun to flow.
Scottish Independence: England's Shameful Secret
http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdfComment
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Originally posted by GreenMirror View PostPlease let it be so.
The alternative is to let the whole of the UK vote. It will be a landslide.
Which is very odd given the contribution Scots have given to Scientific progress over the last 150 years.
Lots of work going on in the background to set up a Scottish Investment Bank and a Scottish Stock Exchange too and making business links with other countries to prepare for Independence.
Businessman plans Scottish stock exchange - BBC NewsComment
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In what way was that first referendum 'deciding to leave'?Comment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostAll the promises in 2014 have not been kept so it's only right we look at Independence again.
One of the biggest lies was that oil was running out and would be finished within 5 years. This is before we can drill at the west coast which we can't do at the moment because of the nuclear subs. Once we get rid of them then we're good to go.
Oil flows from BP Clair Ridge development off Shetland - BBC News
Oil from BP's major Clair Ridge development which is expected to produce for the next four decades - has begun to flow.
Scottish Independence: England's Shameful Secret
http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdfOld Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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