I have a vague memory that Scion, like me, was born in Glasgow. That would explain his following the Scottish vote for independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_second_Scottish_independence_referendum#: Also the Brexit vote and the fact that it won in the end. We discussed both votes in depth here as they were occurring and he was disappointed in the results of both. Ireland as it turns out seems to be the smart one in the crowd since they were independent and stayed in the EU.