Strugeon said earlier the Brexit vote may leave to another attempt at full Scottish independence. Northern Ireland leaders have also hinted that they may break from London both on being forced to leave the E.U., as well as a possible "border poll" on full independence. Global reactions to ...
Scotland voted to remain in the EU by a two-to-one margin in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party has repeatedly argued that it was taken out of the bloc against its will, using Brexit as part of the motivation for pledging to hold a new referendum on ...
Separately, and as expected, MSPs endorsed Sturgeon's calls by 64 votes to 54 for a second referendum on Scottish independence, after a previous vote in 2014 saw the proposal rejected. Sturgeon and the SNP argue that Brexit has changed the "material circumstances" of Scotland's relationship wit...
ConstitutionBrexitUntil the Brexit vote in 2016, Scotland's relations with the island of Ireland (i.e. both Ireland and Northern Ireland) took place in the context of the UK andHughes, KirstyLock, TobiasSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Second, the paper argues that Polish nationals' spatial practices have been shaped by anti锕妋migrant discourse and sentiment surrounding the Brexit vote. In particular, local public spaces are viewed simultaneously as sites of potential conflict and sites of meaningful intercultural engagement and every...
two-part documentary which explores Scotland's political transformation during the historic events of the last few years. The programmes look at the impact of the Scottish Referendum, the success of the SNP in last year’s General Election and what the Brexit vote means for the future of ...
Whereas in the 2016 Brexit referendum England outside London voted strongly in favour of Brexit, Scotland voted overwhelmingly against it. The much greater electoral weight of England within the United Kingdom however meant that it was English insistence on Brexit rather than Scotland’s...
but with the governing party severely divided. Some senior Conservatives havesignalledthat they might go so far as to vote no confidence in a new leader who sought to deliver a ‘no deal’ Brexit, while some candidates in the racesuggesteda possibility of proroguing parliament to avoid MPs blo...
But Sturgeon and the SNP began pushing for a second referendum after the 2016 Brexit vote, at which Scotland overwhelmingly voted to remain part of the European Union. She said that changed the "material circumstances" of the three-centuries-old union with the rest of the UK, which left...
The impact of the Brexit vote will be discussed at the first of two summits in Edinburgh today and how the vote will affect the energy sector in Scotland. Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse will meet with key sector stakeholders to hear more about the challenges presen...