Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "" video.

Great to inject some realism into the rejoiners. Sadly, what the Tories have done within a few years will take decades to undo. First of all, the UK needs to re-establish a base of trust with the EU, including confidence that the next government will not again move in the opposite direction. It would be very dangerous for the EU to let you rejoin the SM or freedom of movement, only to get a government that will try to subvert everything a few years later. Brexit is done, and it will require a MASSIVE, PERMANENT political reform in the UK to undo it. You have lost the EU's trust, and only reform will regain it.
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The UK will never rejoin the EU. It might be allowed back into the Single Market, but only after a great deal of repentance and with the hardest of guarantees, submitting in full to the authority of the EU. All of the rules, none of the influence. I don't think the English will ever accept that. After the inevitable break-up of the UK, things will be different. Scotland will be allowed membership pretty quickly: we like the Scots. N.I. will simply join with the RoI. England, however, is another matter. Their Xenophobia, Stupidity, Parochialism, Selfishness and the offensive, rude, dictatorial and belligerent politicians have pissed off the European voters. It will require massive political, economical and social reforms before being allowed back in. That will depend on how quickly the required reforms will take place. My bet is it will take a generation.
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@therealrobertbirchall Obviously there will be a real, hard border between Scotland and England. Luckily, most of the border is river with just a few crossings.
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@therealrobertbirchall I am not anti-English, I have lived there. But I fear the political realities will make any alternative impossible. I expect England to harden its anti-EU stance making any deal that requires trust a pipe dream. Scotland has to choose between freedom and rebuilding its economy together with the EU, or sinking into dictatorship and poverty with England. In 2014, I was against independence. But now, to remain with England will mean suicide.
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 @rocketsurgeon2135 "Labour will fracture" As will the conservatives.
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@therealrobertbirchall I see your point. Personally, I am pretty sure that an exception will be made for UK citizens who have residence in Scotland but hold English nationalities, like has been made for the many who continue to have residence in the EU. The problem cases that were in the news are the ones who took no action, assuming they would just be permitted to do as they were used to. But every Brit in the EU could have applied for the right to remain in the EU, and be granted it. I know for a fact that all Brits in my country received personal letters telling them what they had to do and by what time, twice. France the same. The dummies who were extradited when the 90-days period expired somehow ignored all that. So you will be all right even when Scotland becomes independent. Though I can imagine having to choose a nationality (Scottish or English) will be painful for many.
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You get the picture. Only massive political reform will save the UK, and I don't think it can be done in a single Parliament. For one, the (Tory) Lords will fight it tooth and nail, because they will be next for the chop. Personally, I think the UK will need to split up first, and the economy of England needs to melt down to such an extent that people will be ready for drastic change. Then, it will happen. A new constitution will be written that permanently roots out all forms of corruption and makes the UK a proper democracy. Because it will be a requirement for re-entry to the EU.
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@lennylaa1686 "It was massively rejected" That is fine and dandy, but PR will be a hard requirement for re-entry to the EU. For that reason alone it will be adopted within a decade or two or three, as the alternatives are even less palpable.
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@rocketsurgeon2135 Personally, I think UK politics are completely bankrupt. I am afraid the Tories will win, and keep winning, until the nation collapses. Then, I believe they will turn to the EU for help, and the EU will grant that -- but with a few conditions, including PR. That will force the issue, and give back a semblance of democracy to the UK.
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