Nthe previous attempt of the Scottish nationalists to organize a vote did not find understanding among the judges in London. The vote was already held in 2014, when 55% were in favor of keeping Scotland as part of the UK
The Supreme Court of Great Britain
The Supreme Court of Great Britain has denied the Scottish Parliament the right to call a referendum on the independence of the region without the consent of London.
The request to the Supreme Court was sent by representatives of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which in coalition with the Green Party has a majority in the regional parliament. They insisted that the 1998 law allows decisions to be made regardless of London’s position.
However, the court clearly ruled that the jurisdiction of the Scottish Parliament does not apply to issues that should be agreed within the framework of the “union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland”. These include the topic of calling a referendum on independence.
The Court did not even agree to a compromise option, according to which the referendum should have been of a consultative nature.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she accepts this decision, but is disappointed by it. “This decision deprives the people of Scotland of choosing their future, It shows that our equal partnership with London is a myth and once again confirms the need for independence.” Nevertheless, the Highlanders indicated that they would not follow the path of Catalonia, which held a referendum in 2017 in defiance of the position of the Spanish authorities.
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In 2014, the Scots, against the background of the SNP’s success in regional elections, were already trying to achieve independence. Then the British authorities gave their consent to the referendum, arranging a campaign “Together is better” during its preparation. As a result, 55% of the voting participants said that they want to live with England, Wales and Northern Ireland in a single country.
However, since 2017, the SNP has announced its intention to hold a second referendum. They explained this by the results of the vote on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2016. Then the majority of residents of the United Kingdom were in favor of Brexit. In Scotland, 62% of those who voted wanted to stay in the European Union, which gave the SNP a reasonto say that the referendum does not meet the interests of the residents of the region. But no UK government has since agreed to a new vote. Authors Tags Subscribe to Telegram RBC Stay up to date with the latest news even in lockdown conditions