On the single market, Labour, the Tories, and UKIP, appear to agree: good access to the single market not membership of it - in disagreement with the SNP, LibDems and Greens.
At a time of major global and European challenges, the UK’s decision to sideline itself and retreat into mercantilism, is an act of folly.
Debate is not focused on the UK’s retreat from solidarity, partnership, voice, influence and the multiple connecting ties of the EU.
Everyone is trying to figure out what Brexit means - including Scotland.
Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has barely put a foot wrong in the days since the UK voted for Brexit. What should she do next?
The public as a whole – not just those who voted for Leave – have every right to have a say on what they would like to come next.
For Brussels, Scotland has become the good Europeans, England and Wales the bad.
The UK has stepped back from Europe, stepped back from the world – and in the process done deep damage to itself, the EU and the wider world.
While a vote for ‘Brexit’ will create by far the biggest waves, whichever way the vote goes on June 23, there will be political fall out to contend with. Here are just some scenarios:
There is an intermediate path that the SNP may well take while it charts a path ahead, in the event of Brexit.
Humanitarian aid has become sidelined for a political agenda – the EU-Turkey deal – something that should be unacceptable for the EU: “humanitarian aid should be neutral, impartial.”
Either way, there is no way to vote in the referendum for a strong UK in Europe – only for Cameron’s new opted-out, ‘Little England’ model.
