In the Scottish National party’s 2019 manifesto, Sturgeon is pictured at a rostrum with a single slogan: Stop Brexit. Polling showed two Scottish voters in three thought Brexit a key issue, many more than chose any other subject. A second Scottish referendum – inescapably abbreviated to indyref2 – is again at the centre of British politics. Play Video Nicola Sturgeon requests Scottish independence referendum powers – videoThe political realities of the indyref2 argument are rather more nuanced and complex than some of these confrontations suggest. Like it or not, Brexit will change the terms on which any independence referendum would be fought.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2020 06:00 UTC