The prime minister said on Tuesday he would brief Holyrood on his plans “very soon indeed”, as he published a report arguing that Scotland should aspire to meet the prosperity rates of small European countries such as Denmark and Ireland after independence. . Sturgeon said it had an electoral mandate to hold a referendum with or without the Westminster agreement, and claimed that its government had devised a legally safe alternative to holding a referendum regardless of that approval. Legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament stipulates that Westminster must approve any referendum that affects the UK constitution, in accordance with the so-called Article 30 decree. The 2014 referendum, which his side did not win by 55% to 45%, was called after then-Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to give a mandate for Section 30 because Alex Salmond, then-Prime Minister, had won a landslide victory. victory in the Holyrood elections. in 2011. Many constitutional lawyers and pro-UK parties believe this is the only legal way. Former Prime Minister Theresa May and Johnson have repeatedly refused to approve a new referendum, saying the 2014 result was final. Together with Patrick Harvey, co-chair of the Scottish Green Party, at Bute House, her official residence in Edinburgh, Sturgeon declined to give further details about her alternative strategy. But he agreed to face obstacles he declined to specify. “We are dealing with a prime minister who does not respect democracy, the rule of law or any of the rules that underpin democracy in the United Kingdom,” he said, referring to Johnson’s efforts to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol and his refusal to resign. of Partygate Scandal. “I have to face this reality. Does this create challenges? I will single them out. And the Scottish Parliament ‘s ability to legislate without the provision of Article 30 is questionable. “I think we can take a path forward, but I will do it responsibly, I will do it right.” Sturgeon faces the important prospect that an unorthodox course will be challenged in the UK Supreme Court. It may propose that the Governments of the United Kingdom and Scotland jointly apply to the court for a decision. This carries the clear risk that Johnson will refuse to do so or that the court will declare her proposals illegal. The UK government and pro-UK parties could boycott a referendum without Article 30, undermining its political legitimacy. Sturgeon has attached great importance to organizing a legitimate and legitimate event to ensure that it has international approval, especially within the EU. EU reintegration is presented by Sturgeon as one of the most important benefits of independence. The newspaper Published Tuesday, Independence in the Modern World – richer, happier, fairer: why not Scotland ?, is the first in a series published by the Sturgeon government in the coming months in an effort to present a renewed case of independence and reverse a fall to yes. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST The document was described as “picking and jamming tomorrow” by opposition parties after comparing the UK’s poor economic performance and higher poverty rates to just the records of 10 small, high-performing countries such as Norway, Austria and Belgium. Ignore the larger countries or those with weaker economies. Sturgeon declined to say how long it would take for an independent Scotland to revive its economy. He said the financial crisis was precisely the reason why independence was necessary. “The sooner we reach this path, the sooner we will move towards the success they have. [other countries] enjoy, “he said. The Conservatives, Labor and Liberal Democrats said it was disastrous to seek an independence referendum amid the economic crisis, with the UK facing recession, a new Brexit crisis and so soon after the Covid pandemic. Anas Sarwar, the leader of the Scottish Labor Party, said: “You can not play politics while the lives and livelihoods of the people are in balance.”
