The Scots would almost certainly want to break away from England and rejoin the EU as an independent member, giving further encouragement (as if that were needed) to separatists in Catalonia and other frustrated European regions. England would be left to wave its flag of St. George over Wales and Northern Ireland, a rather sour prospect.
顺便说一下，所有这一切的假设前提是后退欧时代的英国仍然是英国。苏格兰人几乎肯定会想脱离英国并以独立成员国身份重新加入欧盟，加泰罗尼亚和其他失意欧洲地区的分离主义份子会因此而倍受鼓舞（这种情况完全不符合我们的要求）。只剩下英国对威尔士和北爱尔兰挥舞圣乔治大旗，这样的画面相当酸楚。