U.K. Supreme Court rules that Scotland cannot hold independence referendum

[SalamanderSleeps]

LONDON — The Scottish parliament does not have the power to stage a referendum on independence without consent from the British government, dashing hopes for a second vote next year on whether Scots want to leave the United Kingdom.

The decision was handed down Wednesday by Britain’s Supreme Court, which ruled that the Scottish parliament cannot legislate on the matter.

The court sided with the British government, which argued that on “fundamental matters” — like the fate of the union — the power is held by the British Parliament sitting in the Palace of Westminster in London.

The British government — under prime minsters Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and now Rishi Sunak — has been opposed to a second referendum.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/23/uk-supreme-court-scotland-independence-referendum/

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Crown idiocy as expected. Riding that Brexit train all the way into the ocean.

[elleng]

1. OMG!

'Pretty please?!'

Will the Scots tolerate it?

[Javaman]

5. nope.it will come up in the next referendum. this is far from over. nt

[elleng]

6. Good.

[RockRaven]

2. Hold it anyway.

[DetlefK]

4. Hold it anyways, while clearly announcing that this is just a poll, NOT a referendum.

The british government cannot possibly be opposed to a non-binding poll without legal weight?

Boris Johnson has said, that Scotland doesn't get another referendum because the last one was too recent. Welllllllllllllllllll... nobody said anything about a non-binding opinion-poll that asks the entire scottish electorate for their opinion on independence.



Ask the Scots for their opinion on independence while reminding them that their opinion doesn't matter because London says so.

[GreenWave]

3. UK can declare independence from Euro union.

But they will not let Scotland bolt from them?

1776!
1812!

We should root for Scotland.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Dear Scotland: You can borrow the US Declaration of Independence.