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In 2022, 73 percent of Scots would want an independent Scotland to be part of NATO and only 8 percent oppose this. [175] The UK Defence Journal writes that the defence of Scotland is best served as part of the UK. [176] Scotland is said to benefit from a collective defence force and an independent Scotland would weaken the UK's defence posture ...
Scotland is no longer an independent, sovereign country, nor is it a kingdom in its own right. Under the Union with England Act 1707, the Kingdoms of Scotland and England have been united into "One Kingdom" (Great Britain, later the United Kingdom). A unification of Scotland and England had been debated since the Union of the Crowns, however ...
Scotland not being independent shows devolution has worked, Sir Tony Blair has said. Sir Tony was the prime minister who legislated for the Scottish Parliament after a referendum in 1997.
[1] [2] [3] Prior to the advent of devolution, some had argued for a Scottish Parliament within the United Kingdom – while others have since advocated for complete independence. The people of Scotland first got the opportunity to vote in a referendum on proposals for devolution in 1979 and, although a majority of those voting voted 'Yes', the ...
Ben Macpherson, an SNP MSP and Scottish Government minister, issued the warning to party members as they prepare to vote for a new leader.
Ash Regan has vowed that Scotland will be an independent country within three years if she is elected Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and First Minister. During a Sky News debate, the MSP for ...
English independence has been seen by its advocates as a way to resolve the West Lothian question in British politics: Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs in the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster being able to vote on matters affecting England, but English MPs not having the same power over equivalent issues in Scotland, Wales ...
Supporters of independence stated that an independent Scotland would become an EU member by treaty amendment under Article 48 of the EU treaties. Opponents said that this would not be possible and that an independent Scotland would need to apply for EU membership under Article 49, which would require ratification by each member state. [232]