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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Agreed. My underlying point is that the growth of Scottish nationalism is yet another reason to drive Boris to a deal with the EU. he wouldn't want to go down in history as being the cause of Scotland leaving the UK and a no-deal Brexit on top of Scotland's perceived stronger approach to Covid-19 could see a referendum in the future, albeit more likely than not outside the term of the current government.

An interesting point that prolly underlines the difference between us. Which is more important? The Union or standing up to the EU? This is the classic rock/hard place situation. There is no point in acceding to the EU's red line that the ECJ should have a decisive role in our affairs. Fishing - a matter of allocation (reviewed annually with UK deciding); Level playing field - as long as that isn't policed by the ECJ, there's negotiating room.

Also, I don't see Scottish nationalism as particularly aligned to the EU situation. It's prolly more aligned to the same sort of prejudices as between Spurs/Arsenal.