Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, launches a new independence drive on Friday, asking supporters to engage in the country's "biggest ever political listening exercise" so she can gauge support for a fresh referendum, according to Reuters.
Support for EU membership among Scots in the June "Brexit" referendum was 62%, putting Scotland at odds with Britain as a whole which voted to leave.
Scots rejected independence by 10 points in a referendum in 2014. But the SNP says EU membership was a key factor in the decision to stick with the United Kingdom and that independence should again be an option.
While most Scots still do not back independence, opinion polls have narrowed and another Scottish vote could prove tough to manage as Britain grapples with its EU exit.
A second "no" vote would likely also be politically fatal for Sturgeon, one of Britain's most respected politicians.
[www.unian.info]
2/8/16
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Support for EU membership among Scots in the June "Brexit" referendum was 62%, putting Scotland at odds with Britain as a whole which voted to leave.
Scots rejected independence by 10 points in a referendum in 2014. But the SNP says EU membership was a key factor in the decision to stick with the United Kingdom and that independence should again be an option.
While most Scots still do not back independence, opinion polls have narrowed and another Scottish vote could prove tough to manage as Britain grapples with its EU exit.
A second "no" vote would likely also be politically fatal for Sturgeon, one of Britain's most respected politicians.
[www.unian.info]
2/8/16
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