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28 Introduction
Europe for Scotland (EfS). They drafted a letter asking the EU
Commission to confirm that Scotland can easily rejoin the EU
and it’s been signed by 15,000 British and European citizens,
including English musician and Bowie collaborator Brian Eno:
Those of us who think the project of a united Europe is
critically important want to see it grow, not shrink, so I
applaud Scottish desire to be reunited with Europe.
And novelist/screenwriter Ian McEwan:
It falls to Scotland to take responsibility for its
own future. Should it decide on independence, it
will thrive within the EU as other small nations do.
Leading figures in Brussels have promised ‘the door
will remain open.’ Now is the time for them to hang
out the welcome sign.
And British historian/Kings College professor, David Edgerton:
Scotland should have the right to choose between the
English Union and the European Union – between
dictat and democracy.
And Italian professor Alberto Alemanno:
The EU must stand by the Scots who, like any other
people of Europe, should be entitled to choose their
future in the European Union. If it’s no longer an
option to be part of both the UK and the EU, it is not
Scotland’s fault.
And German professor Ulrike Guerot:
Scotland historically and culturally belongs to Europe,
independently of the state formation it currently