> Of course, as Ireland and Scotland can explain, by then the exit is closed. I mean, the exit was always closed to Ireland, from the initial invasion onwards.

> Of course, as Ireland and Scotland can explain, by then the exit is closed. I mean, the exit was always closed to Ireland, from the initial invasion onwards. That wasn't a case of choosing to be in until you're trapped, Ireland was conquered (and subject to periodic ethnic cleansing in the plantations, reprisals etc.)