LONDON — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon released her project for a 2nd self-reliance referendum on Tuesday, arguing that Scotland would be financially muchbetter off outside the United Kingdom.
Sturgeon, who leads the Scottish National Party as well as the degenerated federalgovernment in Scotland, stated it’s the right time to review the case for Scotland to leave the U.K.
“After whatever that has occurred — Brexit, COVID, Boris Johnson — it is time to set out a various and muchbetter vision,” she stated as she launched the veryfirst in a series of federalgovernment documents laying out the arguments for self-reliance.
Scotland turneddown self-reliance in a 2014 referendum, with 55% of citizens stating they desired to stay part of the United Kingdom.
Sturgeon has stated she desires a brand-new vote on self-reliance priorto the end of2023 That would requirement a green light from the U.K.-wide federalgovernment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who opposes a brand-new referendum and has stated the concern was settled in the 2014 vote.
But Sturgeon argues that the landscape has altered giventhat then, most notably because of Britain’s departure from the European Union, a relocation opposed by a bulk of individuals in Scotland.
“Had we understood in 2014 whatever we understand now about the course the U.K. would haveactually taken, then I’ve got no doubt Scotland would have voted yes back then,” Sturgeon stated in an interview with the BBC.
Sturgeon stated that when she was