IanM
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I am surprised that with both the EU and Scottish referendums (-enda? ) the economic debates seem to have been more prominent than the constitutional ones. Where in my head, I've thought "sovereignty first, then make the economics work on the back of that. But each to their own.
Hence, what I don't get is why the SNP are so keen to rid themselves of Westminster, in favour of an increasingly Federal Brussels. I thought that was probably because the EU has traditionally been "more left of centre" than Westminster, as much of Scotland has traditionally been. But, I would have thought that the EU is desperately short (even with the UK in) of countries who are "net contributors" so a devolved Scotland staying in the EU, with the rest of the UK "out" would not be too attractive to Brussels at all.
And as an Englishman who lives in Wales, a Scottish perspective on this is interesting
Hence, what I don't get is why the SNP are so keen to rid themselves of Westminster, in favour of an increasingly Federal Brussels. I thought that was probably because the EU has traditionally been "more left of centre" than Westminster, as much of Scotland has traditionally been. But, I would have thought that the EU is desperately short (even with the UK in) of countries who are "net contributors" so a devolved Scotland staying in the EU, with the rest of the UK "out" would not be too attractive to Brussels at all.
And as an Englishman who lives in Wales, a Scottish perspective on this is interesting