UK: The Scottish government may be able to hold a second referendum on independence without the consent of the British Parliament, if Britain's highest court rules on Wednesday.
In 2014, by a margin of 55 per cent to 45 per cent, the Scots refused to end their more than 300-year union with England. However, supporters of independence claim that since the UK's decision to leave the European Union two years later, which was opposed by a majority of Scottish voters, the situation has changed materially.
The pro-independence Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said earlier this year that she planned to hold a consultative independence vote on October 19, 2023, but that it would be legal Was and respected internationally.
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According to the British government based in London, a second referendum would not be authorized as it should only happen once in every generation. According to polls, voters are still evenly split on whether or not they support independence, and the outcome will be impossible to predict.
All matters relating to the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England are reserved for the UK Parliament under the Scotland Act of 1998, which established the Scottish Parliament and derived certain powers from Westminster.
Given that no referendum bill has yet been introduced in Scotland's devolved parliament, the Supreme Court will first decide whether it should consider the matter.
It will then determine that an advisory referendum is a reserved matter if it determines that it has jurisdiction.
According to the British government based in London, a second referendum would not be authorized as it should only happen once in every generation. According to polls, voters are still evenly split on whether or not they support independence, and the outcome will be impossible to predict.
All matters relating to the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England are reserved for the UK Parliament under the Scotland Act of 1998, which established the Scottish Parliament and derived certain powers from Westminster.
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Given that no referendum bill has yet been introduced in Scotland's devolved parliament, the Supreme Court will first decide whether it should consider the matter. It will then determine that an advisory referendum is a reserved matter if it determines that it has jurisdiction.
However, the party has faced criticism for its performance in the health and education sectors. In addition to having Europe's highest rate of drug-related deaths and two-thirds being overweight or obese, Scotland also has the worst education system in the UK, according to a report by a think tank published last year.
According to Michael Keating, professor of politics at the University of Aberdeen, "the independence movement is stuck, constitutionally and legally blocked, and it is stuck at 50% of the vote."
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Union supporters have exhausted all their justification for the union and are stuck at 50% of the vote. They have not been able to make a convincing argument for the union or why Scotland should remain in it.
