Sturgeon starts turning the screw (also gets the SNP's Radical wing off her back for now):
Indyref2 'framework' bill published at Holyrood
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Legislation which could pave the way for a new Scottish independence referendum has been tabled at Holyrood.
The Scottish government wants to put the question of independence to a new public vote in the second half of 2020.
However, the Referendums (Scotland) Bill does not set a date or question, with ministers seeking agreement with the UK government
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Why is Nicola Sturgeon making indyref2 plans?
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Nicola Sturgeon has no intention of going ahead with an independence referendum that has not been authorised by Westminster.
It may be very frustrating to her that the UK government need to give their consent to another vote, but she does accept that it is the reality.
The first minister also knows that it is extremely unlikely that any incoming prime minister would give their approval for another indyref.
We may not know who the next Tory leader is going to be - but you can be sure that any candidate who wants to secure the votes of Conservative members in Scotland will need to firmly rule out allowing a second referendum anytime soon.
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Due to the pro-UK vote being spread out between three competing parties (SCon, SLab and SLibDem) lets just say that
effective opposition to the SNP is quite poor. The SCons are hamstrung by their attachment to the UK Conservatives, SLab's almost at death's door whilst the SLibDems aren't big enough or popular enough to be much of a worry for the Nats and their Scottish Green allies (of convenience - there are ideological differences there).
Mike.