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Nicola Sturgeon,
Speaking at the launch of the second in what will be a series of Scottish government papers making the case for independence, she said: We may be just a few days into this Tory leadership contest but it is already crystal clear the issues Scotland is focused on - tackling child poverty, supporting NHS recovery, building a fairer economy and making aa just transition to net zero - will be hindered not helped by who ever becomes prime minister in the weeks ahead.
had never won a majority, or even a plurality, of seats in Scotland during that period. “That is not democracy,” she said.argues that independence would make Scotland more democratic. It also says that the the proportional voting systems used in Scotland for local elections and Holyrood elections are fairer than the first past the post system used to elect MPs to the House of Commons. It says:
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