Long ago, Britannia ruled the waves. Now, if the first ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are to be believed, she soon won’t rule even her own island. Fresh off Donald Trump’s calls for a united Ireland, the three first ministers declared in a memorandum of understanding signed this week that “Westminster’s time is coming to an end.” They are very much mistaken.
Britain is not the only country to struggle with separatist movements. Yet, in modern times and in modern countries, these movements are hardly ever successful.
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