'We stand ready to work with the UK Government to reach an agreement to enable a lawful, democratic referendum to take place - but it looks certain in the short-term that they will continue refusing.'
For me - and I would hope even for people who don’t support independence - that is by a majority of voters in Scotland making clear in a referendum that we want to become independent.
This question only arises because - despite a clear mandate for a vote to take place following last year’s election - the UK Government repeatedly refuses to reach such an agreement, as they did ahead of the 2014 referendum.Let’s remember that the Supreme Court doesn’t make law - it interprets and applies it. And while the outcome is not what I would have hoped for, I respect it.But it raises profound questions about the nature of the UK.
The SNP will now consider our next steps in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling. We are not abandoning the referendum route - Westminster is blocking it - and we are certainly not giving up on democracy. The detail for that proposal will be worked out in the coming weeks. But as we consider that, we must also consider why independence is becoming ever more important.The UK economy is in crisis. On a range of indicators, it is lagging behind neighbouring comparable countries.
Brexit - which is now of course fully supported by the Labour party - has already done significant economic damage, and will leave the UK permanently poorer. The Scottish Government is setting out a detailed blueprint for how an independent Scotland could thrive under a new economic model.
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