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**Chris** · 09-01-2016, 19:53

While there are doubtless parallels, the arguments are by no means identical. Don't underestimate the extent to which a single economic and monetary policy swung the argument in Scotland (characterised by the argument over th the pound). There is no such parallel in the UK's relationship with the EU, and in any case the EU's monetary woes have not exactly been great positive arguments for Remain.

Look at it this way: the two biggest crises to engulf the EU in recent years have both been precipitated by treaty provisions the UK refused to sign - namely Schengen and the Euro. Yet these are supposed to be fundamental to the whole project. It can be argued that the UK is already on a different trajectory than the rest of the EU, and wisely so, given the strife the EU currently faces.

The Nationalists in Scotland would have jumped at the chance to argue that Scotland should have left the UK due to being on an inevitable diverging path. They did actually try to make that argument. It fell flat because it's not true, and because the argument to keep the pound was entirely contradictory. There are no such complications with regards to the EU.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,134	re: [Update] The UK votes to leave the EU While there are doubtless parallels, the arguments are by no means identical. Don't underestimate the extent to which a single economic and monetary policy swung the argument in Scotland (characterised by the argument over th the pound). There is no such parallel in the UK's relationship with the EU, and in any case the EU's monetary woes have not exactly been great positive arguments for Remain. Look at it this way: the two biggest crises to engulf the EU in recent years have both been precipitated by treaty provisions the UK refused to sign - namely Schengen and the Euro. Yet these are supposed to be fundamental to the whole project. It can be argued that the UK is already on a different trajectory than the rest of the EU, and wisely so, given the strife the EU currently faces. The Nationalists in Scotland would have jumped at the chance to argue that Scotland should have left the UK due to being on an inevitable diverging path. They did actually try to make that argument. It fell flat because it's not true, and because the argument to keep the pound was entirely contradictory. There are no such complications with regards to the EU.