Scottish Independence on Hold

<p>The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Government does not have the power to call a new referendum on independence, blocking the SNP administration&#8217;s apparent plans for a non-binding referendum in October next year. The ruling confirms the inability of Scotland&#8217...

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Main Author: Simon Jones
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/scottish-independence-on-hold/
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description <p>The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Government does not have the power to call a new referendum on independence, blocking the SNP administration&#8217;s apparent plans for a non-binding referendum in October next year. The ruling confirms the inability of Scotland&#8217;s politics to resolve constitutional issues as it currently established. Politics will follow, but there is no clearer route to resolving the constitutional issues at play now than before the ruling.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-7f5f52bab15a457baf6875e953e41a202022-12-22T02:54:35ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442022-11-012366-7044Scottish Independence on HoldSimon Jones<p>The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Government does not have the power to call a new referendum on independence, blocking the SNP administration&#8217;s apparent plans for a non-binding referendum in October next year. The ruling confirms the inability of Scotland&#8217;s politics to resolve constitutional issues as it currently established. Politics will follow, but there is no clearer route to resolving the constitutional issues at play now than before the ruling.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/scottish-independence-on-hold/Independence Referendum, indyref, Scotland, SNP, UK Supreme Court, United Kingdom
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Scottish Independence on Hold
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Independence Referendum, indyref, Scotland, SNP, UK Supreme Court, United Kingdom
title Scottish Independence on Hold
title_full Scottish Independence on Hold
title_fullStr Scottish Independence on Hold
title_full_unstemmed Scottish Independence on Hold
title_short Scottish Independence on Hold
title_sort scottish independence on hold
topic Independence Referendum, indyref, Scotland, SNP, UK Supreme Court, United Kingdom
url https://verfassungsblog.de/scottish-independence-on-hold/
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