Yes, never mind. Scotland has always been free, it was free to choose to join the UK in 1707. Free to choose to stay last night.
Americans don’t seem to grasp this, or that the UK or GB aren’t other words for England.
Congrats on your vote to stay part of Great United Kingdom of British England! Just kidding, thanks for the info above.
Please help me clarify my own knowledge. I was taught in my middle school geography class that “United Kingdom” is the proper name for the union of England, Scotland, Wales, and N. Ireland, “Great Britain” is the proper term for the island on which England, Scotland and Wales are located, and “Britain” is generally not really a proper term, but is generally used to synonymously with “United Kingdom”. Do I have this straight?
I should also add, “British Isles” is a geographical term referring to the larger islands of Ireland and Great Britain as well as several smaller islands, such as the Orkneys, and the Channel Islands surrounding these two larger ones.