The current UK does not have a hard border with Ireland. If England buys a lot of Scottish things they will be affected too. There isn’t going to be a hard boarder.
Of course there will be. Northern Ireland only got an exception after years of negotiating and because it's physically separate from the mainland. How are you going to restrict EU nationals entering England (and vice-versa) without a hard border?
Living 5 miles from the border as I do you'll also have to appreciate how many Scottish people working across the border in places like Carlisle and Newcastle will lose their jobs as a result.
The Borders and Dum Gal will never vote for Indy and if it does happen- they will pulled out of the UK against their will, most likely Edinburgh too. Ironic, eh?! A hard border will have to happen eventually if an independent Scotland joined the EU. I really can’t see any advantages to this at all. I live in Scotland and all I can see is Brexit on steroids. I am wondering though, if this is all to divert our attention away from something else….
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u/LeftAndRightAreWrong Sep 14 '26
Scotlands largest trading partner is England. England is not in the EU. Trading across a hard border would end Scotland.