This time it’s a railway tunnel to Northern Ireland.

[Compound2632]

12 hours ago, Vistisen said:

Not much point in building a tunnel between Scotland and Northen Ireland if Scotland leaves the UK . then you just get a hard border at each end

 

12 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

And/or if Northern Ireland also leaves the UK.

 

Too risky on both counts. 

 

On the other hand, Northern Ireland might consider that it would be better off throwing in its lot with Scotland, in which case the argument for such a fixed link become stronger, especially if the UK government has paid for it first.

[class26]

2 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

 

On the other hand, Northern Ireland might consider that it would be better off throwing in its lot with Scotland, in which case the argument for such a fixed link become stronger, especially if the UK government has paid for it first.

if Scotland votes for independence it will be totally bankrupt. I haven`t read a single economic forecast saying otherwise. It will make Greece look like a walk in the park so why would N Ireland want to be linked to what will essentially rapidly become a third world country ?

 

[Compound2632]

3 minutes ago, class26 said:

if Scotland votes for independence it will be totally bankrupt.

 

Scotland was total bankrupt before the Union so that's simply a return to the satus quo ante.

 

How's about a United Gaelic Republic- that'd be a block with a population of over 12 million, which starts to look viable. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by Compound2632

[Compound2632]

2 minutes ago, class26 said:

Precisely and what Scots forget is it was Scotland who came south to beg England to bail them out. History repeating itself ?

 

Not quite. Leading members of the Scottish Parliament had to be bribed.

[Trog]

10 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Not quite. Leading members of the Scottish Parliament had to be bribed.

 

Partly, but the reason they were willing to accept was that after their adventure in Central America, there was not much money left in Scotland, and there is no point being an MP if the feeding trough you have got your snout in is empty.

[AY Mod]

OK; enough - I'm not going to bother repeating my request.