“it is equally important that the government recognises that the Brexit vote showed many peoples’ discontent with the broad trend of globalisation and the move towards a world of open borders and all that comes with it: multinationals, mass immigration, and so on. These are genuine concerns ...
We argue that Scottish National Party voters were likely to interpret statements on the conditions for a second independence referendum as an implicit signal to vote "Leave." The results have important implications for the role of referendums in representative democracy, strategic voting, and the ...
Sturgeon, a strong critic of Brexit, told the AP that Johnson's threat of unilateral action was “reckless and irresponsible.” Sturgeon also rejected arguments from some opponents of Scottish independence that splitting from the United Kingdom would weaken the UK and the overall Western security...
Bavaria Party hopes to ride on Scottish independence vote Euractiv Ten years on from Scotland?s independence referendum - The Economist 18 Sep 2024 at 8:00am Ten years on from Scotland?s independence referendum The Economist How Brexit has changed Scotland?s constitutional debate - National Cent...
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (2 September) launched a major new survey on independence, saying the Brexit vote had changed the conditions that existed when Scotland voted against secession in 2014. "Brexit raises afresh the issue of independence... It would allow us to...
Lessons for pro Brexit group from Scottish vote Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party and of Scotland's devolved government, said she supports staying in the EU, and polls show a majority of the 5 million Scots would also back that view. Scotland Would Seek Independence ...
"Scotland has delivered a strong, unequivocal vote to remain in the EU, and I welcome that endorsement of our European status. "And while the overall result remains to be declared, the vote here makes clear that the people of Scotland see their future as part of the European Union. ...
the party is still far ahead of its opponents in the polls, with the Conservatives and Labour each garnering 21% of constituency voting intentions based on a weighted average of polling results[3]. Meanwhile, the SNP’s popularity in the regional vote has fallen be...
The whole point of Brexit was to set up an equivalent to “Singapore on Thames”. This is what the UK did in Hong Kong in 19thcentury—make up the rules to achieve maximum gain from the natives. Only, the natives living and working around Cromarty or Forth may well suffer similar degrad...
27 -- The increasing prospect of a no-deal Brexit could put the second Scottish Independence referendum onto a fast track as the historic geopolitical shift may further sour the fragile relations between Westminster and the pro-Remain region. Analysts believed that Scottish First Minister Nicola ...