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Old 11th Jul 2013, 10:39
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melmothtw
 
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Au contraire Mel. I would vote to leave Europe (I personally think it's the right thing to do) and if the Scots want to vote to leave the UK then that is their decision (I personally don't think that is the right thing to do). I can't see why that viewpoint is mutually exclusive or illogical.
Hi Roland,

I agree that your viewpoint is neither mutually exclusive nor illogical, but the fact is that it is not a viewpoint shared by most of the Euro-sceptic community. The Tories and UKIP are both for the UK leaving Europe, but both fought tooth and nail against devolution for Scotland and Wales.

I can see why Fox3 and other UK-centrics should talk up the prospects of Shetland seceeding from Scotland, because that's what larger and overbearing countries do to their smaller neighbours when faced with calls for independence. A case in point is Russia's relationship with Georgia, and it manipulation of the situation with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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