NEWCOMO

The UK is not a signatory to the EU treaty in 1973. Your passport is GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND not UK and NORTHERN IRELAND.

Great Britain commonly refers to the island together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales.

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
In fact, the BBC and LBC have been discussing this issue as it seems to be an issue.

highlander1

There are some reports of barbed wire, anti-tank missiles and armored tanks being readied at Berwick , just in case that at 0.01 0n 19 Sept...

HADENOUGHPIZZA

good idea , the polling stations close at 10.00 so that gives them all of 2 hours for them to count the votes , make a quick speech and set off a few fireworks .. these will naturally be mistaken for missiles and the tanks will respond

37100

So you don't have a British passport otherwise you world have noticed the gold letters printed boldly on the front that say, 'EU. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. . You love trolling,don't you?

HADENOUGHPIZZA

All it would need would be legislation that legally defines the United Kingdom as being made up of England and Scotland from the date X . The EU would recognise Scotland as a legal entity , possibly not want it as a member ?

37100

EUROPA - Countries


And you might like to tell the EU that they are wrong.

NEWCOMO

The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England, Wales, Scotland (who together make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.

Using your source......

EUROPA - European Countries - United Kingdom

I can read .... so if the UK consists of England/Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland as the signatory to EU in 1973 and Scotland is not there, there is a legal break ! (and the treaty has to be redefined).

EU cannot claim Scotland as an EU country and nor can UK or Great Britain if Scotland is out. Everything from Passports to the BBC needs to redone.

NEWCOMO

The SNP are working to a very aggressive timetable for independence. It won't be years more like weeks or months if the vote goes ahead.

NEWCOMO

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

Yes, I have a British Passport. the words United Kingdom is irrelevant. The words Great Britain and Northern Ireland define the land in EU law.

After Scottish Independence the kingdom will not be very united !

37100

No, the UK remains the UK and it is the UK that is a member not Scotland once it ( does not) leave the UK. Simples.

Garbatellamike

Newcomo, you still have not fixed your fabricated quote from me - please edit that post or I will have to report you for breaking site rules. Passion is one thing but dishonesty is different, therefore, please edit your fabrication immediately!

37100

I don't think he can, Mike as there is a time limit for editing. Give Lorna a buzz. She can do.

NEWCOMO

What is wrong

POST 39

Originally Posted by Garbatellamike
Scotland will have no debt at formation, but oil production worth billions. A new Norway. wrong they will have to negotiate debt share

POST 40

Originally Posted by Garbatellamike View Post in POST 40
Scotland will have no debt at formation, but oil production worth billions. A new Norway. wrong they will have to negotiate debt share

I cannot see anything that you have not written "you did write in RED in post 39 "wrong they will have to negotiate debt share" or did you not??

Please get facts correct before saying I am distorting words in CONTEXT

Garbatellamike

I agree that it could not be simpler 37100 and I did chuckle over the idea that the SNP have decided to do independence in weeks - it will take years to unravel the Scots from the Union and the debate on what debt proportion falls to Scotland will be nigh on impossible to resolve as will civil service pension liability and any number of things.

The UK remaining UK with or without Scotland is simples even a meercat gets that.

The exit of Scotland from the UK will be highly complex. I think Newcomo actually believes they can declare independence, announce they are keeping the oil money and defaulting on any debt share and the streets of Glasgow will be paved with gold in a matter of days - naivety in the extreme I think.

Personally it does not matter one iota to me whether Scotland remain or leave the UK - it is pretty much irrelevant to anyone other than the Scots.

I do think devolution was a dogs breakfast (classic political fudge) and that Scots should decide to leave the UK or stay in and not have a halfway house that creates unnecessary political complexity and expense to the tax payer.

Quite frankly if more than 50% of the 8% of British Citizens want to leave the UK, let them go.

However, I do suspect that many Scots are more canny than Newcomo who is perhaps being blinded by passion for independence and innate loathing of everything British. Makes you wonder why someone would join BE if they loathe everything British - the mind boggles.

Garbatellamike

I did not write what you quoted me as doing - not a word of it - how can you not understand that this is wrong!!!!!!!

Last chance to retract your fabrication else I will file a complaint - the evidence is there for admin and the mods to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!