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Originally Posted by MGR1
It will cause a major crisis
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That's a slight understatement. There will be riots if they try that, or at the very least a lot of protests.
One potential wiggle way out is through Nippy. If I were a Remain supporting political leader who found my way into Number 10 I would consider making a quiet deal with Sturgeon that she blocks Article 50 in return for a drip feed of greater devolution and perhaps even a date for a second referendum for independence. That way, the English parliament can blame Sturgeon for the UK staying in the EU and Sturgeon can say that she fought for Scotlands corner, and she also gets bonus goodies down the road.
The big downside is that there will be a massive uprise in anti-Scottish sentiment in the English public...although that would play nicely into Sturgeons hands in encouraging and winning a second independence referendum.
