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I'll just add more to the point, it demonstrates how independence will never be won by playing “fair and square” with the British/English establishment, with its endless history of "moving the goalposts" to ensure it can never lose. It really is time we got in a fight but we need our population behind us!!! I am getting angry and impatient and I'm betting there are swathes of fellow Scots who are "in the same boat". I'd even go to an International Law Court if I knew that we could force "movement" on the sovereign right of our people to acquire self-determination!! DEMOCRACY IS DEAD IN A FASCIST BRITISH STATE - FAREWELL TRUE DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND PRINCIPLES BECAUSE THE WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENT, THE "MOTHER" OF ALL PARLIAMENTS, IS BEING TOUTED BY A BUNCH OF FASCISTS/UNIONISTS AS THE OVERLORD AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF OUR DEVOLVED SCOTTISH GOVT AND THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT IT!! I HOPE AND PRAY THE SNP AND NICOLA STURGEON HAVE PREPARED FOR THIS MOMENT AND DO HAVE A STRATEGY TO CHART THE "WAY FORWARD" FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY!!!!! To be deployed after 31 Jan, Brexit Day, and fascist Farage's Brexit celebration in Parliament Square, London; maybe we should send lots n lots of "party poopers" to wreck that party eh and send out a clear message of intent!!!!!!!
Lastly, a recent Royal story/revelation gives us something to ponder - Harry and Meghan wanna become autonomous from the Royal household/union but it seems to be more difficult than one would naturally assume it to be!!!??? Does that scenario not remind you of a similar political situation closer to home???? YEP, YOU'VE GOT IT!!!

Only 45% of the Scottish electorate voted for the SNP, as the only party totally in favour of independence would that figure translate to a 55%-45% majority to remain in the Union??  You are right, the population need to be behind this and maybe thats why Nicola is taking her time and making sure that any referendum will absolutely produce the result she wants, because with only 45% of the vote in the last election that might not currently be the case.

Nicola did indeed previously say that the she wanted certainty of success before any referendum is staged by the Scot govt. The 2019 GE turnout in Scotland was a healthy 68.6% out of an approx voting population of 4M. Note for info the Tory/Brexit Party had a lower 43% vote to win their majority status. Also note the Scot Greens support Scotindy as well. On a more positive note, I must reflect back in political history to the Scottish Covenant that was set up in 1949 by a legendary Scot socialist, John McCormick - a petition for home rule that was signed by over 2M Scots and sent to the British govt that of course dismissed it out of hand. McCormick, a barrister, was ostracised and blacklisted by the British state from ever practising in law, much like the witch hunt of any known communists. However, that "spark" for a Scot Parliament resurrected itself again in 1979 but this time blocked by a min vote turnout requirement even though the Scottish vote backed it this time. The quest for Scotindy has evolved from our first SNP MPs being terrorised by the British state with secret service involvement and being treated as "enemies of the state". That evolution has continued positively past 2000 with a devolved Scot govt in place and being well supported by the Scottish populace while successive British govts still can't "get to grips" with this constitutional change and the fact a non-unionist SNP govt is now well established in the Scot Parliament and is governing in a progressive, all inclusive way. Now we are on the cusp of a surge towards Scotindy, a massive achievement well over half a century from that historical moment when McCormick made that political move to establish a Scottish Covenant through the Scottish Assembly. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE AS MANY ANTAGONISTIC BRITISH GOVTS AND VITRIOLIC UNIONIST OPPONENTS HAVE COME AND GONE UP TO THE PRESENT DAY!!