The British Supreme Court did not accept the request presented by the Scottish local government led by Nicola Sturgeon - the leader of the independence activists of the SNP, the Scottish National Party - to be able to unilaterally convene a second referendum on Scotland's secession from the United Kingdom . The first was held on 8 September 2014 with the victory of no (55.30%).
To confirm the numerous predictions, the supreme judges unanimously rejected the application on the basis of which recognition of the right to promote a second consultation (after Brexit) was invoked with only the favorable vote of the local Parliament of Edinburgh and without the traditional London binding placet.
Lord Robert Reed, the President of the Court , rejected the legal arguments of the Scottish independence activists and reiterated that, under the Scotland Act , the matter of holding a referendum on secession, intended to have consequences for the whole Kingdom, remains subject to the final word of the British government and the Parliament of Westminster as the exclusive power. Initiating a referendum through the passing of a Scottish national law by the Edinburgh parliamentary assembly alone is not a legally founded action.
Regarding the possibility of a return to the polls, the Tory central government in London rules out a possible referendum rematch in Scotland: this would not be the time to discuss issues related to independence again just 8 years after the 2014 verdict , accepted by both the parties and deemed "valid for one generation" .
(Unioneonline/vf)
