I love Scotland deeply. My family is Welsh for 1000 years. I& #39;m English. My heart belongs to each of you, but independence is inevitable. Brexit was the last straw.

I& #39;m not anti-British, but realistically: this is where we are now. Endgame. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/06/if-the-union-is-to-survive-the-left-needs-to-shape-its-own-bold-and-hopeful-patriotism">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...

If you want my opinion, the only options are

- A nasty, isolated English nationalism (while Scotland and probably Wales reach out to the EU)

- Or a federal grouping of 3 nations, England, Scotland and Wales.

What about NI? Not sure.

But I can imagine a United Ireland more easily than I can imagine NI cleaving to an Independent England that threw it on the fire when we were pursuing Brexit.

NI shares a land border with the EU. That will be where its interests lie.

If we go down the federal route, the relative power of England will diminish. Westminster won& #39;t be able to dictate any more. The other 2-3 nations won& #39;t allow it. That& #39;ll be the price of saving something we can still, vaguely, call the UK.

So in seeking more centralised power, supposed independence, growth and flag-waving patriotism, England (cos it was mostly England) will achieve the opposite.

Less power for Westminster. Taking orders from the Welsh. Poorer by 10%. And the flag torn apart.

We are so dumb.