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The entity generally referred to as UK is actually United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(UKGBNR)
UKGBNR = Northern Ireland + Great Britain
Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales
British Isles = UKGBNR + Republic of Ireland
(Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are 2 different countries)
In the recently concluded referendum, UKGBNR has voted for Brexit as a whole but Scotland has voted strongly in favour of remaining in EU. So, it wants to come out of UKGBNR and join EU.
There have also been calls for the reunification of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Scotland is considering to leave United Kingdom. Plz explain the basics
Sorry, I didn't read your question properly!
Scotland was merged with Britain in around 1700s, it has other historical issues. Read wikipedia etc, if you want to know more.
For short, see, though Scotland duly gets represented in British Parliament, but its(Scottish) cultural/linguistic and other background are different than English.So people sometimes want to part away from UK and form a different nation-state type country. Although it presently gets representation in sports and other such fields separately but it's other financial/defence/welfare schemes n all is controlled through British Parliament,. and they sometimes feel that parliament doesn't represent it fairly. So younger generation feel to leave it and make separate nation for its own better welfare n all. (See, UK has unitary type system , so there are fewer power with Scotland than same Naga/Tamil or other culturally diverse region of India a Federal type, so there is a bit more chance to be worried for Scottish) "Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have a degree of autonomous devolved power, but such power is delegated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution (England does not have any devolved power)." From Wiki.
There was a referendum too, in 2014, which they lost by 55-45, mainly due to elders' resistance to leave better pension/healthcare/defence provided by UK.
But since now after the Brexit refrendum, it's fairly clear that Scottish want to be with EU but England doesn't so there is new upsurge(?) for referendum.
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UKGBNR = Northern Ireland + Great Britain
Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales
British Isles = UKGBNR + Republic of Ireland
(Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are 2 different countries)
In the recently concluded referendum, UKGBNR has voted for Brexit as a whole but Scotland has voted strongly in favour of remaining in EU. So, it wants to come out of UKGBNR and join EU.
There have also been calls for the reunification of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Read this answer, FFS :P
It has explained very very well
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-England-Scotland-Ireland-Wales-Britain-Great-Britain-United-Kingdom-the-British-Islands-and-the-British-Isles/answer/Robert-Frost-1
And other answers too, on the same questions for further background.
Scotland was merged with Britain in around 1700s, it has other historical issues. Read wikipedia etc, if you want to know more.
For short, see, though Scotland duly gets represented in British Parliament, but its(Scottish) cultural/linguistic and other background are different than English.So people sometimes want to part away from UK and form a different nation-state type country. Although it presently gets representation in sports and other such fields separately but it's other financial/defence/welfare schemes n all is controlled through British Parliament,. and they sometimes feel that parliament doesn't represent it fairly. So younger generation feel to leave it and make separate nation for its own better welfare n all. (See, UK has unitary type system , so there are fewer power with Scotland than same Naga/Tamil or other culturally diverse region of India a Federal type, so there is a bit more chance to be worried for Scottish)
"Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have a degree of autonomous devolved power, but such power is delegated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution (England does not have any devolved power)." From Wiki.
There was a referendum too, in 2014, which they lost by 55-45, mainly due to elders' resistance to leave better pension/healthcare/defence provided by UK.
But since now after the Brexit refrendum, it's fairly clear that Scottish want to be with EU but England doesn't so there is new upsurge(?) for referendum.
Hope you get the basic idea?