Quote Originally Posted by Fulmar View Post
It was Brussels that said that there was no possibility of Scotland remaining in the EU at the time of the Scottish Independence referendum because like it or not, it was the UK as a whole that was the member. Nothing has changed on that front so far as I can see and an independent Scotland would have to renegotiate membership and go to the back of the queue to join. Nicola can protest all she wants but that is the position. If Brussels somehow and amazingly allowed Scotland to remain a member of the EU then the country becomes independent by default without the need for Indy 2!
You've been reading too many UK right wing papers. That is not accurate, Junker said there is no need for the EU to increase its borders that is a totally different thing to saying Scotland is not allowed into the EU.