[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

that's an argument of false equivalence. England couldn't just dump Scotland from the union either.

The Westminster government could choose to hold a referendum on dissolving the United Kingdom and there would be no scope for veto of that vote by any of the other member states. They wouldn't, because Scotland has resources that (looking to the future) England cannot reasonably survive without. But they could, and that's the point. It's not a union of equals, it's a union based on the power of population majority, which is so disproportionate that it results in England having unilateral decision making power. Honestly I find any argument to the contrary disingenuous ... even those who believe that everyone is better off with the union in place, if they're being honest, still knows that the above is true.