Nicola Sturgeon claims she called another independence referendum on the basis of the UK’s departure from the EU. That means her grounds for a referendum have simply given way beneath her.We are told an immediate referendum campaign is necessary because we are leaving the European Union. Yet the SNP is U-turning on immediate EU membership and saying Scotland wouldn’t seek to become a member. If European Union membership is the reason for a referendum, what is the point of holding one if the plan isn’t go back in? Nicola Sturgeon’s reckless plan has collapsed under the weight of its own…

Source: The Times March 16, 2017 03:22 UTC