Just remember that it was 1.6 million remain v 1 million leave votes in Scotland for the Brexit Ref
So if Scotland left the UK around 40% of the population would be anti-EU ..... that's a huge anti-EU movement if they ever rejoined
The idea of our icon being 'broke' or 'not working' - basically says to the world that Teesside is broke and no longer working
It 100% needs to be a working bridge
We should have always made the riverfront in front of the bridge a bigger thing - like Newcastle did
The 'modern day' town centre is too far away and the bridge just seems alone - I know more is being done around that area, but i'm just saying
The thing is Juno - The Scottish Borders and the Shetland islands will want an independence vote from Scotland - because they don't want to leave the UK
So the SNP can't claim that Brexit pulled Scotland out of Europe 'against their will', without giving regions of Scotland the same choice...
Why doesn't England have Devolution then? One can say that Brexit is an English-lead movement, so perhaps English devolution may stopped Brexit from happening?
The Conservatives had no MPs left in Scotland in 1997 and Labour was committed to devolution after participation in the Scottish Constitutional Convention with the Liberal Democrats and civic groups.
After a referendum gave 74% support, Scotland was given a Parliament with devolved powers to...