Scottish independence is bad for both Scotland and UK
There are too many reasons that make it clear that their future is better together.
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SCOTTISH First Minister Nicola Sturgeon slammed on Saturday UK Prime Minister Theresa May's refusal to allow a second Scottish independence referendum before the United Kingdom leaves the EU. Speaking at the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) spring conference, Sturgeon asserted that the Conservative UK government is "leading blindly off a hard Brexit cliff" and that Scotland must have a proper choice about its future.
Ms Sturgeon's remarks highlight stark intra-UK divisions over Brexit, with not just her own country, but also Northern Ireland and some large English and Welsh cities such as London and Cardiff having sizeable majorities last year wanting to remain in the EU. Yet, understandable as her disappointment is with the overall outcome of the EU ballot, plus the UK government's subsequent decision to apparently rule out softer Brexit options, she is leading her country plus the wider United Kingdom, down a political black hole which will probably weaken all parties given that their future is better together.
The scenario of Scottish independence, just a few years after the defeated 2014 referendum, would not just represent a setback to the international influence of one of the world's most successful political unions. It would also place the continued alliance between England, Northern Ireland and Wales in potential jeopardy.
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