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The state of politics in the UK leaves much to be desired.
Theresa May is struggling to articulate the government’s plans for Brexit, much to the ire of the nation.
There have been a number of unanswered questions; what will a post-Brexit UK look like?
An overwhelming 62 per cent of people in Scotland voted to stay in the EU, and the decision to leave prompted cries of another Scottish referendum.
In the most recent turn of events, Nick Joannou started a petition - signed by almost 8,000 people - to remove Scotland from the Union.
According to the petition page:
What is the benefit of the Scots in the Union? What financial situation would we find with them in it or out of it? What are these transfer of powers likely to mean for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Naturally, Twitter took up the cause and #ThrowScotlandOut began trending...
@hazelglasgow Throw Scotland out...Throw Scotland out...#THROWSCOTLANDOUT— Casper - Scotland says - Au Revoir (@Casper - Scotland says - Au Revoir) 1477423969
Except the campaign sort of backfired...
In a big way
#THROWSCOTLANDOUT come on London you know you want to ..dare you https://t.co/mPDfYadAce— Isabel McCue MBE (@Isabel McCue MBE) 1477434516
And Scottish people started to list all the ways Scotland's Union membership benefited Britain
#ThrowScotlandOut they embarrass us with their not invading half the world, free university, lovely accents & lack of Tories, how dare they!— Michael East (@Michael East) 1477441557
In fact it all got rather awkward
I am utterly shocked about the hashtag #throwscotlandout What the hell is this country becoming?!? #BrexitBritain makes me sick 😷— Stefa no no no no! (@Stefa no no no no!) 1477472175
#throwscotlandout because deep down you know https://t.co/GXAF2lEUht— Joe Snow (@Joe Snow) 1477472255
Needless to say, politics in the UK circa 2016:
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