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    How to scotch independence

    Mar 25, 2021 3 minutes

    IF THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL party does well enough in the elections on 6 May, the UK Supreme Court may soon become the focus of public attention once again. At stake will be nothing less than the future of the United Kingdom. The SNP is committed to holding a second referendum on independence for Scotland. The 2014 vote — which rejected independence by 55 to 45 per cent — had the blessing of the UK government. This one will not.

    Unlike its Westminster progenitor, the Scottish

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