“If the SNP builds on this momentum then the endpoint could be a full-blown constitutional crisis or a second independence referendum,” it said. An Ipsos poll shows 58 per cent favour Scottish independence, especially younger voters. Its very reality contradicts Scottish preferences to stay in the EUThe Covid-19 crisis adds to the momentum. Its abrogation of international law on the Northern Ireland Protocol attracts international condemnation; but it is equally condemned for recentralisation in Scotland and Wales. Arguments for and against Scottish independence and Irish unity are linked politically by common problems.

Source: The Irish Times October 24, 2020 01:00 UTC