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#FuckOffScotland

#FuckOffScotland

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#FuckOffScotland refers to a hashtag that began trending on Twitter in the United Kingdom in response to the legal action taken against Boris Johnson's proroguing of parliament which the Scottish court of law found unlawful. The hashtag began trending on September 13th, 2019 in the United Kingdom and it was met with humorous responses from Scottish Twitter users and was compared as a contradiction to the Better Together campaign pledge for Scotland to lead, not leave the United Kingdom during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

Origin

On September 9th, 2019, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, prorogued parliament in an attempt to hold a new Queen's Speech in October 2019. After Boris Johnson prorogued parliament, SNP Member of Parliament, Joanna Cherry and other QCs launched legal action against Boris Johnson's decision which resulted in the Scottish courts ruling that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful.[1] In response to the court verdict, Brexit supporters started using the hashtag: "#FuckOffScotland", criticizing their involvement in the Brexit process (examples shown below).


James Green @jimmygreen83 If #Scotland don't want #brexit #LeaveEU so bloody much, why aren't they having another #referendum to leave the #UK #LeaveOct31 #fuckoffscotland 3:16 PM Sep 4, 2019 from Margate, England Twitter for Android Caygee @Bedo76 Replying to @jimmygreen83 Please ask your MP. Ditch the freeloaders. #fuckoffscotland 5:12 AM Sep 13, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

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After #FuckOffScotland started trending nationwide, Scottish Twitter users responded to the users using the hashtag and started comparing the comments made towards Scotland to the promise of the Better Together campaign, the official No campaign for the 2014 independence referendum which they said that "Scotland should lead the UK, not leave." Many also stated that they had been trying to leave the UK since the Independence Referendum, so the "#FuckOffScotland" campaign played into their goals.




Scottish comedian Jane Godley responded to the hashtag and criticized and kicked Brexit supporters that started tweeting it (see below).


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deborah mullen @debsmooth Replying to@jimmygreen83 and @mckin lay_liz Oh, we asked. Got told "no". Imagine if the EU had told you that you weren't allowed your in-or-out referendum? #indyref2NOW #happytofuckoff 12:59 PM Sep 12, 2019 Twitter for iPhone B1G R4Y @RayMcG69 Replying to @jimmygreen83 and @jegteg Because Westminster fought so hard for a no vote in 2014 and "won't let" us have another. For real. You guys should ask for a referendum and vote us out. #fuckoffscotland 12:26 PM Sep 13, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Gavin M @MediumGavin Apparently in England #fuckoffscotland is a thing. WE WOULD IF WE COULD YOU MISERABLE C---- 2:00 PM Sep 12, 2019 Twitter for Android

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[1] Scotsman – Is Boris Johnsons Prorogation Illegal

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in reply to Benoc

Ironically enough a large part of that was because by that point leaving the UK would have also meant they would have been out of the EU and would have needed to do a long joining process.

In fact the EU factor is considered to be one of the defining reasons the independence referendum failed in the end.
But now Scotland is gonna be out of the EU anyways (against their will).

So you could say they are more loyal to the EU than the UK and the only reason they have stuck to the UK was because staying in the UK = staying in the EU.

(That and English nationals living in Scotland could also vote in the independence referendum, while EU nationals living in the UK could not vote in the Brexit referendum, no matter how long they lived there. So Englishmen could decide on Scottish independence while EU citizens could not decide on Brexit).

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