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Originally Posted by Hugh
If the land of my birth gains independence in September, will the Orkneys and the Shetlands go back to Norway?
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Their constitutional position is slightly muddier than the seps would like to admit. They were, IIRC, eventually ceded directly to the Crown as a possession, giving them a status unlike the mainland or the Western Isles. Their law has for many years now been accepted to be under the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts, but if they vote clearly and decisively negative in the referendum, I really wouldn't put it past the local authority up there to try to open negotiations to remain in the UK.
I would personally love to hear Eck forced to explain why Shetland should not have independence from a remote Government it has little influence over or stake in.
