tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5089086310283389981..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : And So It'll Begin; EU EditionComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-39074701103147197452017-03-20T19:54:15.646-04:002017-03-20T19:54:15.646-04:00I would suggest reading the treaty itself as a sta...I would suggest reading the treaty itself as a start. <br /><br />http://www.lisbon-treaty.org/wcm/the-lisbon-treaty/treaty-on-the-functioning-of-the-european-union-and-comments/part-5-external-action-by-the-union/title-5-international-agreement/506-article-218.html<br /><br />Some economic backgrounders:<br />1. The UK largest imports are Germany and Norway. <br />2. Norway is hurting because of the price of oil.<br />3. The UK has ~880K Poles employed in country. <br />4. The Polish economy sucks. <br />5. Germany is tired of bailing out Greece.<br />6. The UK is not in the Euro zone. <br />You can see where this is going. Now we'll see what happems. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-53824206174269004472017-03-20T19:32:41.950-04:002017-03-20T19:32:41.950-04:00Elizabeth would still be queen of Scotland.
If Br...Elizabeth would still be queen of Scotland.<br /><br />If Britain was run by smarter people, they would delay and never ever invoke Article 50.3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-14366718054046308432017-03-20T17:46:32.336-04:002017-03-20T17:46:32.336-04:00Northern Ireland stays put. If it leaves the U.K....Northern Ireland stays put. If it leaves the U.K., it's a matter of a few years before it joins the Republic of Ireland because of demographics. The most committed Loyalists will probably leave if Northern Irelamd votes to breakaway, certainly the middle of the road Protestants, who cannot see living under the Church's rules, will flee. It's still inevitable, but this would knock 25-50 years off the timeline.<br /><br />I suspect Scotland will stay too, but receive some major concessions from Whitehall. Despite all the Independence and pro-EU talk, the numbers show about 57% against leaving to try to rejoin the EU. The EU muffed that one with the statement that Scotland would have to leave the EU with the U.K. and then apply to rejoin. Expect the Welsh to piggy-back on this one too.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.com