But what is a de facto referendum and is there any prospect of it settling the issue of independence once and for all? The Scottish government was planning to hold an independence referendum on 19 ...

On the pro-independence side, confidence is running high. The Scottish ... are a mug's game in politics, particularly in these fast-moving times. But as things stand, a referendum on 19 October ...

The UK Government agreed to allow the Scottish Goverment to hold a referendum on Scottish independence on the 18th September 2014. The people of Scotland were given the opportunity to have their ...

Jane Phillips was among the first people to vote in the Scottish independence referendum. A teacher from Dundee, she was second in line at her local polling station when it opened on the morning ...

The SNP together with the Scottish Greens, who also support secession, won more than half of 129 seats in the parliament, giving a pro-independence majority to ensure any referendum bill could be ...

Scots voted 55-45 per cent against independence in a 2014 referendum but both Brexit and the British government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis have bolstered support for independence among Scots.

Scotland rejected independence at a 2014 referendum, 55% to 45%. But circumstances have changed dramatically since then, according to the Scottish National Party (SNP) -- the third-largest party ...

Before the Supreme Court pronounced on 23 November that the Scottish Parliament could not legislate for a referendum on independence without the agreement of the UK parliament, most polls of how ...

MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 13: Scotland fans gather on Marienplatz on June 13, 2024 in Munich, Germany. ... [+] (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) There is a theory abroad that the British Empire was ...

The UK Government agreed to allow the Scottish Goverment to hold a referendum on Scottish independence on the 18th September 2014. The people of Scotland were given the opportunity to have their ...

Scotland rejected independence at a 2014 referendum, 55% to 45%. But circumstances have changed dramatically since then, according to the Scottish National Party (SNP) -- the third-largest party ...