Scotland must have a choice over its future. That was the message from the first minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday as she confirmed plans to seek approval next week in the Scottish Parliament to enable a second independence referendum. We have found ourselves in this situation because of the Tories’ failure to respond to Scotland’s overwhelming vote to remain in the EU, or the subsequent efforts of the Scottish government to find a compromise. Sixty two per cent of those who voted in Scotland voted to remain and not a single local authority area in the country voted to leave. The Scottish government presented a comprehensive set of plans and suggestions at the end of last year to prevent Scotland being taken out of the single…

Source: The Times March 14, 2017 04:30 UTC