tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349179382901621944.post2904558656235493458..comments2024-01-20T14:45:12.433+00:00Comments on Debatable Land: stories of life in a grey area: The Edge of Europe?Elaine Housbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140752781171688757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349179382901621944.post-87157785239663297172012-04-27T23:41:58.036+01:002012-04-27T23:41:58.036+01:00I totally agree. There is no chance of this border...I totally agree. There is no chance of this border ever being allowed to become internationally important. The government of the EU will not expel Scotland because it will not risk the creation of such a vulnerable border to the EU. My post was intended to highlight the absurdity of the scenario described. All this talk of passport controls is scaremongering by the No campaign. The Irish analogy is obvious, but sadly the average English person takes even less interest in Ireland than they do in Scotland.Elaine Housbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140752781171688757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349179382901621944.post-42357443516344408042012-04-27T22:06:06.244+01:002012-04-27T22:06:06.244+01:00When Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Cz...When Czechoslovakia split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic there was no problem in both being EU members. It's more likely that this will be some sort of non-border, like between the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland part of the UK... Another thing (also similar to the Irish case) is that Scotland might adopt the Euro! On the other hand, a "yes" in the Scottish referendum might be the occasion to trigger an English exit from the EU, and that would be enormous.François Brutschhttp://gplus.to/fbrutschnoreply@blogger.com