AN independent Scotland could remain in the EU after Brexit by taking over the UK’s place as a member state, one of the country’s leading political scientists has said.

Professor John Curtice, of Strathclyde University, said Scotland could swap places with Britain in the EU if there was a vote for independence in a second referendum.

He said it was “difficult to deny” that the EU would have the “option” of handing Scotland the UK’s seat in the EU after Brexit under those circumstances.

EU Treaties can be amended to replace "UK" with "Scotland" throughout.

ronmcd wrote:Actually, never bother with the EU brexit thingy, it's irrelevant. The FBI have seen to that. Must look out my Pip Boy 3000 and buy a vicious dug.

From a mate with a pub: Spirits suppliers sent updated pricing today. All mainland EU spirits up by over 20%. Grand Mariner (France) by 31%!

Brexit so complex it could overwhelm politicians, warn senior academics

Independent group says leaving EU will test constitution and legal framework to their limits and ‘possibly beyond’

Managing Britain’s exit from the European Union is such a formidable and complex challenge that it could overwhelm politicians and civil servants for years, senior academics have warned.

Theresa May has announced she will trigger article 50 – the two-year process of negotiating a separation from the EU – by the end of March next year. The government will also publish a great repeal bill, which will transfer all EU-originated laws into British law, so that MPs can decide how much they want to discard.

A report from The UK in a Changing Europe, an independent group of academics led by Prof Anand Menon of King’s College London, warns that this will only be the start of the process of extricating Britain from the EU and establishing new relationships with other member states.

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Quote from anon Leave MP in @GaryGibbonBlog's Breaking Point, Brexit diary, 14 July

Government loses Article 50 court fight

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.

This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on their own.

Theresa May says the referendum - and existing ministerial powers - mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners called this unconstitutional.

The government is expected to appeal.

minininja wrote:This will shake things up a bit.

Government loses Article 50 court fight

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.

This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on their own.

Theresa May says the referendum - and existing ministerial powers - mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners called this unconstitutional.

The government is expected to appeal.

fisherman wrote:Another way to see it is that the High Court has kept the case alive, allowing it to be judged by the Supreme Court in December.

mrjonno wrote:I suspect we will just have a general election where the Tories will get a massive majority and can then decide behind closed doors what they plan to do and parliament will just rubber stamp it

Alan B wrote:
And if they decide against Brexit then these three clowns could be out of a job. A pity May won't go with them.