A weaker economic case, but a stronger political one – how Yes could win a second referendum in Scotland / Theresa May’s ‘Two Union’ Problem: Scotland and Article 50 / Scotland’s Place In Europe

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, stated on 13 March 2017 that she intended to seek a new referendum on Scottish independence. In this article the author assessed how this second referendum campaign might play out.

He writes that the Yes side would have a far more problematic economic picture to contend with than they had in 2014, but that the political argument for independence has potentially been strengthened by Brexit and the collapse of Scottish Labour.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Scottish independence referendum, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/scottish-independence-referendum-2014/

ESO: Background information: Find all further information in ESO on the Scottish referendum 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=scotland%202014%20referendum%20&searchOption=all

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 14.03.17: Theresa May’s ‘Two Union’ Problem: Scotland and Article 50 https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/theresa-may-s-two-union-problem-scotland-and-article-50

Social Europe, 20.03.17: Scotland’s Place In Europe (by Fiona Hyslop) https://www.socialeurope.eu/2017/03/scotlands-place-europe/

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