LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party published a "Roadmap to Referendum" on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United Kingdom grapples with COVID-19 and the impact of Brexit.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who would have to agree to a new referendum, argues there is no need for a new vote after independence was rejected by Scottish voters in 2014.
But the SNP has said that if it wins a parliamentary majority at elections scheduled for May 6, it will pass its own bill so that a referendum can take place once the pandemic is over.
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Update #1: SNP Sets Out Independence Vote Plan as Judge Weighs Ruling (Bloomberg)
Update #2: SNP MPs boast they are 'focused on undermining the union' despite coronavirus crisis as Nicola Sturgeon vows to hold fresh Scottish independence referendum WITHOUT go-ahead from Boris – and poll shows she could WIN (Daily Mail).
WNU Editor: From my experience. countries that break up always end up suffering for a long period of time. I have personally experienced the damage that the break-up of the Soviet Union brought. The divisions that now split Ukraine. And the province of Quebec (Canada), where I live and where the issue of independence has set back the economy and social cohesion for generations.
I also saw the damage that the break-up of Czechoslovakia, and need I remind anyone on what happened when Yugoslavia broke up.
If Scotland wants to be an independent nation, my advice to them is to be very clear on the question, and to not sugarcoat what the consequences will be.
Update #3: According to the Scottish nationalists, there is majority support for independence .... Scottish independence: New poll is 20th in a row to put Yes vote ahead (The National).
