As this constitutionally crazy year comes to an end, those on both sides of the Scottish independence debate are claiming the momentum is with them 🔴 Analysis from ChrisGreenNews
Independence supporters outside Holyrood in Edinburgh on the day the UK Supreme Court ruled against the Scottish Government’s argument Against the background of political chaos at Westminster that defined 2022, Scotland’s future as part of the UK at times never seemed so uncertain. At one point there was even a date for a second independence referendum; now it seems unlikely that one will take place for years.
For months, the question of whether there would be another referendum was left up in the air, with SNP figures insisting it was all set to go ahead and those on the opposing side branding it “pretendyref”, arguing the legal case was always doomed to failure.
This means that the SNP will seek to win 50.1 per cent or more of the votes cast in Scotland, after contesting the election on the single issue of independence.the “working assumption” is that it will produce a one-line or one-page manifesto focusing purely on independence, but the precise strategy will be decided by SNP members at a special one-day conference in the spring.
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