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In reply to the discussion: I am a child of the troubles [View all]lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)27. In a future where Boris gets his way
and a hard Brexit happens...
Would it be possible to have Northern Ireland join Ireland as a sort of "Hong Kong" or Taiwan and keep the open borders and the peace?
Will Scotland finally leave "Great Britain" (making it less great)?
Will Wales follow the Scots out? Leaving England as a much smaller and much more isolated non EU nation in Europe?
The United Kingdom has been on the decline for 120 years... losing most if not all of the former British Empire...
The saying used to be "The Sun never sets on the British Empire"... but with hardline Brexit, it seems the sun has set on the United Kingdom.
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If there is a border poll and the majority vote for unification then it will happen
Soph0571
Aug 2019
#8
I recently watched "Mother's Day," a heartbreaking (but ultimately very uplifting) movie
deurbano
Aug 2019
#18
I'll just put this here, cause I don't have much to add but wanted to say something ...
mr_lebowski
Aug 2019
#28