Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Scottish independence (Scottish Gaelic: Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; Scots: Scots unthirldom) [1] is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once again becoming a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom. The term Scottish independence refers to the political movement that is campaigning to bring it about. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 27 June 2013 and received Royal Assent on 7 August 2013. [26] On 26 November 2013, the Scottish government published Scotland's Future , a 670-page white paper laying out the case for independence and the means by which Scotland might become an ...
The latest poll, of 1,000 Scottish voters, also found 46% said they would support a referendum on Scottish independence being held in the next year, while 43% would oppose one, 9% said they would ...
The Lord Advocate made a referral to the UK Supreme Court under Schedule 6 of the Scotland Act 1998 to test the competence of the Scottish Parliament to pass the drafted Scottish Independence Referendum Bill. [16] The Scottish Government plans to publish a series of documents that present a case for independence in the interim. [102]
The comments come as a sixth poll in a row showed majority support for independence. SNP must explain to Scots why they want independence, says Black Skip to main content
A survey of 1,002 Scots showed a equal shift in favour of independence regardless of which candidate wins the Tory leadership race. Scots 25% more likely to support independence under next PM ...
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision, in accordance with paragraph 5A of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, for the holding of a referendum in Scotland on a question about the independence of Scotland. Citation: 2013 asp 14: Introduced by: Nicola Sturgeon: Dates; Royal assent: 17 December 2013
It is the first time a UK Government Cabinet minister has defined conditions for allowing another ballot.