The ramifications of Brexit reverberate back to Westminster. A model for US states to consider?

  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Two regional parties who’s identity is founded around independence from the UK, and another party who’s identity is founded on having Northern Ireland join the Republic of Ireland, all get together and reiterate their founding ideals.

    Wow. What revolutionary news! /s

    Must be a fucking slow news day.

    • essell@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      I agree.

      This is political theatre to try and gain support for “doing something” whilst wasting time on doing actually nothing.

  • jjpamsterdam@feddit.org
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    12 days ago

    Scotland voted to remain not too long ago. I believe they should give it a few more years before revisiting that question. Northern Ireland may indeed rejoin the Republic at some point in the future, if current trends continue. However, it will likely still take time for the apparent majority to emerge there. My personal guess is that I might see a united Ireland but my children will most likely see it within their lifetimes. Wales? Well, it’s Wales and therefore it’s full of English people to begin with, so…

    • Lemmywinks@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      Scotland voted remain by a slim margin, 11 years ago, before Brexit, and a lot of the people that voted to remain have since died of old age.