>>Lack of trust in politicians, fear, but it is a bit of a mystery.. Scotland may well now have another referendum on independence as they overwhelmingly voted to stay in . Same for Northern Ireland.
>>One factor is the young where overwhelmingly keen to stay in but they will have to live with the consequences of votes by the old.
>>I don't think there ever should have been a referendum. Most people aren't qualified to make that decision and now its done forever.
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>I certainly hope that Wales and Ireland follow Scotland in their quest for independence, it is about darn time the UK starts justifying having 4 teams in International football competitions!!

And that their recipe for making other composite countries more stable by cutting the problem into smaller pieces, after being proven successful a few times, finally gets approved for use at home.