This debate, remember, was not even about Scottish independence. As for real, full-on Scottish nationalism, it was still very much a minority taste. How did the idea of Scottish independence become viable enough to win 45 per cent of the vote in the referendum of 2014? One was that Scottish nationalism had transformed itself precisely around the notion of European identity. On Thursday 28th at 6.30pm, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon talks to Irish Times journalist Fintan O’Toole in an event entitled Beyond Brexit.

Source: The Irish Times January 16, 2021 06:00 UTC