Why a group of Scottish islands wants to join Norway
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Councillors in Orkney have voted to explore ways that the group of Scottish islands could break away from Scotland and the UK. Proposals include becoming a crown dependency or even a self-governing territory of Norway - so how might Orxit work? And how could this debate hurt the SNP at the next election?
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Guest: Mike Wade, Senior Reporter Scotland, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: BBC Radio Scotland, Reuters, DW News, WION, Orkney Islands Council, The Orkney News, STV, LBC.
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| 0:45.0 | It's not OREXIT, it's OXIT. |
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| 0:54.0 | We'll learn more about it now, shall we? |
| 0:57.0 | This month, councillors in Orkney, |
| 0:59.0 | a group of islands off the northeast coast of mainland Scotland, |
| 1:02.0 | voted to explore a breakaway from the UK, |
| 1:06.0 | even if it means joining Scandinavia. |
| 1:09.0 | Orkney councillors are looking at pursuing greater autonomy in the UK |
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