They won't for a decade or so.

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

Not good for Sturgeon - support for independence is falling:

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So what cards does she hold in Brexit negotiations?

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

1.96billion - Truly 'eye-watering' figures as a chancellor would say.
What baffles me is why we are not talking about this sh*tstorm of an an economy we are now sailing into with some of the press not even mentioning it. Britain's debt is unprecendented - the last time we were forced to borrow from the IMF (1976) we borrowed 4billion. And the OBR have forecast that growth in 2019/2020 will be the same as if we hadnt voted brexit which is optimistic at best....and we have to find another half a billion for training of new customs and immigration officials.....not peanuts when you have a care system that is broken and will need top be funded by a 6% rise in council tax....oh and inflation is rising and the pound has plummeted versus the dollar so our debt just got a whole load more expensive.
If we have to press the article 50 button then press it but lets not delude ourselves that we what was voted for on June 23rd was not a busted flush for an eceonomy

I disagree and believe you are only reading into this what you want, to suit your politics.

We will be at the head of the queue to get a trade deal out of the Americans and progress, according to today's press reports, has been made with countries such as South Korea.

This is a complex process but it will, in my opinion, be better to have freshly negotiated treaties with countries outside of Europe rather than being shackled to the economically and socially failing EU in the long term.

I don't also see you criticising Sturgeon's or Corbyn's 'populism', just that of the (implied rather than express by your posts) right. Why is that?

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

H you are ridiculous freedom of movement is a condition of membership of the EU.

Turkey is not a member of the EU the mantra you give applies to EU member states.

I was responding to your assertion that France had blocked Turkey from joining the EU (or at least that appeared to be what you were saying?).

The mantra works in France's favour now, but Turkey joining would upset that cosy situation and they might feel threatened by being over-run by rampant immigration and all that brings with it.... housing shortage, job losses etc.

Most Scots want to be independent, but the clever ones know what a good deal they get from being a part of UK.

They represent just 7% of the UK population.

The Barnett formula means they get more "benefits" per head than English people do.

Besides, economically they would not be able to sustain their standard of living they enjoy now if they had to rely on themselves to generate the income they need to survive.

Oil prices low, the threat of the Royal Navy moving their HQ to Portsmouth/Plymouth rather than Faslane on the Clyde.

Sturgeon/Salmond are just opportunists looking out for themselves... they couldn't give a fcuk about the welfare of the Scottish people.

Exactly the reasons why Turkey cannot enter the EU - the EU doesn't want them for that very reason.

It's hard to take seriously your apparent determination for people to be listened to when you are so quick to assign people to a 'type'.

The common vernacular of right v left is pretty unhelpful I think, and it seems to be clouding your judgement. You say you want to leave the EU, even if the consequences don't bring what you hoped for. Why is that? What's the point, then?