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Nicola Sturgeon vows to start process of second independence referendum

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paddyann54 Sun 23-Jan-22 20:02:02

Maybe if you put more effort/thought into your own governanceand let us run our own affairs you wouldn't be in the mess that Bojo and his circus have made of your country while dragging the rest of us under with you.

EngTech Sun 23-Jan-22 20:00:24

Can England have a vote please ?

paddyann54 Sun 23-Jan-22 19:59:57

She was voted in on a mandate for Independence just last May ...so why is it a dead duck? The number of voters who want Independence is rising all the time .If you dont live here you wont know how the land lies.If the past two years (+ Brexit) have shown us anything then its that we are not just second class citizens where Westminster is concerned we dont exist!!
Our elected representatives at WM are treated with disdain an disrespect why would we continue to send them to a parliament where we haven't a cats chance in hell of getting anything done .
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL .If there was no need or call for it then why have Scottish voters returned the SNP to power time after time ? Its not some tactic to tell the tories we dont want them...we've more than proven that by not voting them into power since 1955 ..yes that IS NINETEEN FIFTY FIVE .As for labour they are a lost cause with their only MP predicted to lose his seat next time round .
Please understand we dont hate English people ,but we will be happier and better off with them as good neighbours and not bad masters ..which is what they've been for most of 314 years .

Urmstongran Sun 23-Jan-22 19:58:51

I just think she’s peaked.

Pepper59 Sun 23-Jan-22 19:56:42

Aye well good luck to her, she will need it. People have more on their minds right now. I honestly cannot face even more division in this country than what there is already. Not one person I know can be bothered with this. I just want to stick my head under the covers at the thought of it. Do we not have enough to be going on with?

fairfraise Sun 23-Jan-22 19:41:13

I agree. She's flogging a dead horse.

Urmstongran Sun 23-Jan-22 19:38:11

Asked by the BBC's Sophie Raworth this morning when the legislation would be tabled, Ms Sturgeon said: “The preparatory work for that is underway right now. We haven’t decided on the date that we would seek to introduce the Bill. We’ll decide that in the coming weeks.

“But my intention is to take the steps that will facilitate a referendum happening before the end of 2023."

She won’t give up. I think it’s a dead duck.
Any thoughts?