I personally feel the UK should return Northern Ireland to the Irish. That would end the animosity. The Irish have a right to self_determination. The UK has granted independence to many other former colonies, so why not them?
I was surprised the Scots voted against independence.
The trouble is that the USA has no idea about the UK.
Before you roll out the rubbish about "giving Northern Ireland back to Ireland" why not ask the people in NI what they want instead of telling them what is good for them? Ask many in NI what they are and they'll say they are British.
This is just not so simple and involves religion. If the Catholics become a majority they
may well force a vote but the effect will probably be protestants moving to England or Scotland. One problem is money and Ireland probably cannot afford to fund NI, so the last thing they want is to merge. Which is probably why Ireland doesn't ask to merge with NI. Even though the EU imagined it would happen at Brexit, clueless.
Scotland independence is a joke. As is Wales. Both have populations lower than Yorkshire. Both do not earn enough money to exist. The combined populations of both is lower than London. And they both think they can be independent countries. Scotland is simply a huge financial drain on England. A millstone around our neck and a real pity they didn't vote independence, that would have saved us a fortune year on year.
Scotland became a part of the UK in 1707 because it had bankrupted itself with a crackpot investment in South America. It had to come cap in hand for English money back then. Even today as a country it is incapable of understanding macro economics. The dream was to be independent and join the EU and adopt the Euro as currency. Unfortunately for them the EU refused to stump up to support Scotland.
The main politician for independence had to resign due to dodgy financial schemes. Whether she gave back the camper van bought with donations intended for for independence I do not know. Scotland has one of the highest drug and alcohol dependencies in Europe with their
so called government being the main employer and as country is unable to survive without huge subsidies from England. Every time an SNP politician opens their mouth all they shout is "give us more money". Basically that is all the fish wife Sturgeon ever said.
Wales is similar and is allowed like Scotland to manage its budgets but again only with huge amounts of subsidies.
NI, Scotland and Wales are not the simple naughty England took them over and won't give them independence rubbish story we hear from the USA and Europe. In fact as far as NI is concerned just when did you hear that they themselves requested to leave the UK? Was it actually never?
So many Americans have this fairy tale Ireland/Irish image in their minds, Biden, Bluespruce and
@Pat included it does appear.
