Allan Conn - Now tell the good people about the Scots who the SNP refused to give the vote to.

EU citizens living in Scotland included those who had no intention of living in Scotland on any sort of permanent basis

Included students who could vote and then disappear back to their own countries and never have to suffer the consequences.

The SNP set the franchise as wide as it possibly could in the hope of getting the result they wanted - the strategy failed.

EU membership is a complete and utter red-herring. In terms of trade, Scotland's main trading partner is England therefore economically the Union with England is of far greater importance to Scotland than the EU.

Irrespective of any referendum on Scottish Independence, that independent Scotland will not automatically be a member of the EU. The time line would be as follows:

Referendum result for an independent Scotland.
Two years after which the break-up of the Union is finalised.
Scotland then has to apply for EU membership subject to acceptance of that application by all other member state governments.
Time taken to meet EU entry criteria, politically, socially and economically (Probably looking at about 5 to 10 year period).