Re: Careful what you wish for
Before Scotland can possibly remain as an EU member country it must become independent from the rest of the UK, so the first necessity is for Scotland (and the rest of us) to have another Scottish independence referendum.
The trouble is that, for the fish woman, this would result in a lose-lose outcome.
If the proposed Scottish independence referendum should result in a vote to remain part of the UK (although I suspect that most English people would vote to get rid of them!), the fish woman would have rather a lot of egg on her face.
If, on the other hand, independence wins the vote, her next problem would be that the EU doesn't want Scotland on the grounds that it would be a millstone around its neck. So what would she do then?
A bit of a quandary for her, as without the Barnett formula handouts from England, Scotland would be an economic basket case.
I shudder to think that Scotland might then become a bottomless pit recipient of our generous foreign aid!