Fraser Nelson | The future of Scotland | SDP Talks 

Chris just the sane as every other country manages their borders. Go check they do do it.

@@kevinmcgarrigle2539 Well I know we totally underestimated the problems the EU caused us with the Irish border and are STILL causing us. We totally brushed it under the carpet during the Brexit arguments and it has been a massive problem. Who stood up ( on either side) and said that this would be the thing that would put a massive spoke in the wheel...no one...barely discussed, and now Scotland are doing the same. The only thing that has made the EU hesitate in Ireland is that if they try and build a hard border between the North and Southern Ireland they will get literally shot at and any structure ripped down or blown up. Now the Scotts take their free border for granted but this will be the only true land border between the EU and UK mainland ( no sea in between). The EU are not going to allow goods or people to just travel back and forth Willy nilly. Look how awkward things are now going to be for trips abroad to EU. I organise school trips for French children to the UK. From October every French kid must now have a passport or visa. Before, a list of travellers was all the school needed ( kids had ID cards). I'm telling you now, Sturgeon is sticking her head in the sand over this. The Scotts should be told clearly what a border will really mean.

he should have said '....bad luck'...

@@TerryBell1968 mass swallowing of left-wing ideology. If you haven’t succeeded it’s always someone else’s fault. It’s very far from the majority though.

Chris that is not how it works. The union is a political union. It’s legal that it was always up to the Scots to decide not the other parts of the UK

@@kevinmcgarrigle2539 I appreciate it will never happen but I was curious what the result would be. Perhaps a poll on that would be interesting. I can almost guarantee that IF the English ever voted Scotland out , the Scottish leavers would suddenly do 90 degree turn saying "oh no you don't ya English bastards, you can't get rid of the Scotts that easily". 😀

@@chrisnieto5547 Polls have shown that Scotland would stay in the Union easily if the rest of the UK decided, with a clear majority of non Scots wanting Scotland to stay. It's a bit of a silly question.

@@user-lq1wt1nh9z Clearly its not a silly question if you are correct in saying that other people have asked exactly the same question through polls. Or are they silly billy's too? Out of interest when were these polls conducted, what were the questions asked and what were the percentage results? If they were conducted pre last referendum I suggest you are the silly billy for thinking they are remotely relevant to the current situation.

@@chrisnieto5547 They weren't pre last referendum so no silliness here (not sure why you said any of that, just google it). There has been multiple in the past year and I can't really be bothered googling but there was a YouGov and Savanta one. I was saying its silly to ask what the rest of UK think and how that would affect a referendum because nobody bar people residing in Scotland should have a say and so yes, it is a commonly asked silly question usually said flippantly as an attack against independence, try not to take offense from this.

Indeed. I’m always impressed with Fraser. A very well discussed interview

the break up of the Union is the best thing that can happen for England

I agree with you, but every time a regionalization or federalization of England has come up … it’s been shot down 🙁

No chance.

end the Union, even simpler, then England and Wales would prosper

@@MultiJoe84 - end the Union, even simpler, then England and Wales would prosper

From small acorns....

@@angusmcangus7914 lol. Scotland will be independent by the time the oak tree (SDP) has grown to be bigger than a sapling. That is if the squirrels haven't eaten all the acorns already.

@@hashburystumble8808 lol. Scotland’s going nowhere and deep down you know it.

@@angusmcangus7914 of course it's not when the latest Ipsos Mori poll had independence at 55% & that poll being taken before the Tory's latest run of disasters. Lol. You need to get out more often that is of they let you.

@@hashburystumble8808 you believe polls? Dearie me. No, you’ll never get it past Scots like me who value the Union. Even if you do, Scotland will break up. Northern Ireland 2.0.

the break up of the Union is the BEST thing that could ever happen to England