In sunny Glasgow, many voters say they want Britain to stay in the European Union Thursday but are well aware that an overall Brexit result could lead to Scottish independence.
“Being in the EU is an advantage for Scotland. It would be silly to leave,” says Gemma Rosaria, a 24-year-old office worker, arriving to vote in the EU referendum in the Broomhouse area of east Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city.
“I don’t want a Brexit but if there’s a Brexit that could be an advantage for Scotland because we can have a new referendum,” says Rosaria, adding that she had voted for independence in 2014.
Scotland’s independence bid, led by the Scottish National Party (SNP), was thwarted in that vote, which unionists won by 55 percent to 45 percent.
— AFP
A non-British EU citizen, unable to vote in the EU referendum, poses wearing an EU-flag themed t-shirt outside the polling station at Greenwich Heritage Centre in London on June 23, 2016, as Britain holds a referendum to vote on whether to remain in, or to leave the European Union (EU). (AFP PHOTO / DANIEL SORABJI)
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