The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: You made it 5 years for Scotland to break from rUK. It took Slovakia 6 months to break from the Czech Republic. I think it was closer to a century. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, The_Kincardine said: I think it was closer to a century. You know nothing of history. Quelle surprise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Tibbermoresaint said: For information, Sweden, which had never been in the EU, applied to join on 1 July 1991 and became a member on 1 January 1995, 3 1/2 years later. A country which has been in the EU for 46 years and which meets all entry requirements will have a far shorter negotiating period. Then make that part of any future independence ballot. You won't though. Edited June 21, 2019 by The_Kincardine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Then make that part of any future independence ballot. You won't though. Keep banging that drum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Tibbermoresaint said: Keep banging that drum. Not something I need encouraging to do... Edited June 21, 2019 by The_Kincardine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Kincardine said: There is simply no evidence that this will be the case. Oof. Someone's not been paying attention. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Our financial settlement will have to be resolved, as will our trading arrangements. Apart from that we're good to go. Well, not really. Slovakia and the Czech Republic split but didn't resolve every issue until years after the fact. Still managed to be members of the EU though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Just now, Baxter Parp said: Well, not really. Slovakia and the Czech Republic split but didn't resolve every issue until years after the fact. The UK and Ireland were still negotiating minor details in the 1950's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Baxter Parp said: Oof. Someone's not been paying attention. So will the Snippers include an EU accession timetable as part of any future independence ballot? Thought not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Just now, Tibbermoresaint said: The UK and Ireland were still negotiating minor details in the 1950's. Indeed. The DDR joined West Germany despite not complying with any of the EU criteria whatsoever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, The_Kincardine said: So will the Snippers include an EU accession timetable as part of any future independence ballot? Thought not. The electoral commission recommends keeping referendum questions as simple as possible in order that simpletons like you don't get confused. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Just now, Baxter Parp said: The electoral commission recommends keeping referendum questions as simple as possible in order that simpletons like you don't get confused. As I said, thought not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Baxter Parp said: Indeed. The DDR joined West Germany despite not complying with any of the EU criteria whatsoever. Thatcher was furious about this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Baxter Parp said: Well, not really. Slovakia and the Czech Republic split but didn't resolve every issue until years after the fact. Still managed to be members of the EU though. Took them 10 years to join the EU, same as the Czech Republic. Neither of them already met the acquis when they separated though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, The_Kincardine said: As I said, thought not. As I said, simpleton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Took them 10 years to join the EU, same as the Czech Republic. Neither of them already met the acquis when they separated though. And they were still sorting out some of the issues arising from the split. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 What a surprise. A submissionist asking the pro independence campaign to guarantee something over which it has no control. No. I don't think so. The lessons of the Britnat Brexiting cluster will be well learned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, MixuFixit said: Can we punt all this acquis chat. Ridiculous word. Chat like that will mean they'll never let us back in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinMagyar Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 If there is a future ballot (and that's unanswered) but let's be optimistic: 2022 - Ballot for Scotland's divorce from rUK and assuming an outcome in favour of the Yessers: 2022 - 24 Negotiation over divorce settlement between New Scotland and rUK. 2025-27 Transition period for New Scotland and rUK to implement divorce plans 2028 - Application for New Scotland to join the EU 2028 to at least 2031 - due diligence from the EU to ensure New Scotland meets accession criteria. How's that?2028-join EFTA, job's a good'un[emoji1] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Jeremiah Cole said: Love comments like this from Scots. Totally ignoring the fact that the 2 club domination of Scottish football is directly attributable to Scotland’s intolerance of immigration..... Not sure how more wrong you could be about this one. Celtic were established precisely because of Scotland's tolerance of immigrants. Their entire raison d'etre (in the early days) was not to feed the poor and hungry of the East End but, in fact, to stop them taking Presbyterian soup i.e. to stop them enjoying the generosity of the native Scots. I do like any chance to boot the empty-headed Yessers on here in the metaphorical baws but you got this one badly wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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