Recent surveys seem to have revealed that despite the fact
that over 60% of Scots voted to remain the EU, majority of the Scottish people
do not want to exit the UK, as Nicola Sturgeon gears up preparation for a
second independence referendum due to Theresa May’s hard Brexit stand.
Immediately after the June 23 EU referendum last year,
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared the possibility of a second
indyref for Scotland, should the UK government forcefully take Scotland out the
EU single market.
According to sources, Whitehall was already putting contingency
plans in together, to mitigate any eventuality should Sturgeon makes a strong
demand for a Scottish independence during the SNP’s conference coming up
mid-March 2017.
Unfortunately, issues of referendum is said to be
exclusively the ambit of Westminster, therefore, any region may call for one,
but it is left for the PM to accept or reject such a call.
On the other hand, if the Scottish people make a strong case
for a second independence referendum, due to their desire to remain in the EU
single market, the UK may experience serious constitutional crisis, if the PM
refuses to listen to such a call.
Moreover, the SNP faces some kind of challenges as all
surveys carried out recently indicates that the Scottish people do not want any
indyref, even though, during the EU referendum a “Yes” vote increased.
Other surveys carried out over the past 8 months also
indicate that a second indyref is not being welcomed by the Scottish people.
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