I didn't quite mean that in their case, they've devolved powers from a national level to a regional level, the opposite of what the EU is doing: https://en.wik

I didn't quite mean that in their case, they've devolved powers from a national level to a regional level, the opposite of what the EU is doing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly I appreciate it's sensitive and in reality it's a compromise. The Welsh & Scots have have both devolved too though. http://gov.wales/ http://gov.wales/ http://www.parliament.scot/ http://www.parliament.scot/ There's even talk of devolution for the North of England. EDIT: I think this highlights the ridiculous nature of the argument, these countries want to vote on their own future, have self-determination. They're not voting remain for the maastricht treaty's removal of national power, they're all doing exactly the opposite of that at the moment. The main reason the Welsh, Scots + Irish are voting stay is because the EU gives them a lot more money than the London-centric Westminster (and I certainly don't blame them for that!). It's incredibly inconsistent and yet totally understandable.