Quote (dro94 @ 23 Jul 2016 13:53)
Just because we aren't in schengen doesn't mean we have strong borders. We still have to accept EU nationals unconditionally, the only difference is they need to show a passport.
the only weak border is the land border in ireland, everywhere else britain can block out recent migrants/refugees
1. Northern Ireland won't leave us, but Scotland might. If I were Scottish, I'd want to leave too. The problem is that we've already screwed Scotland over. The EU won't accept them if they are part of the UK, the only way they could join the EU is by leaving the UK AND joining the euro. Not to mention the long application process to rejoin the EU...
2. We'll have a bigger government but not necessarily a big government. One of brexit's positive consequences might be in ending austerity and actually forcing the government to invest in order to avoid recession.
as per big government, britain needs to re-establish departments for quite some functions brussels is currently performing
another issue is the funding of 'poorer' areas (especially in wales and northern ireland) - will all that funding be abandoned or will it continue (at least in part) controlled by a british infrastructure
as per investment by the government, there is a limit what the british government can do in view of the already high debt ratio
imo if scotland leaves, northern ireland will as well - but either will take some time