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WELL, the cat is out of the bag. Brexit visionary Nigel Farage has finally admitted the truth – that Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster for households and businesses across these islands.
The party would seek to restore free movement and single market membership ahead of fully rejoining the EU.
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituents think Brexit was a mistake – with local MP Drew Hendry branding it a "total disaster"
03/02/2023
Nearly two-thirds of people in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey parliamentary constituency believe Brexit was a mistake.
A vote for Scottish independence would automatically be a vote to rejoin the European Union, Scotland’s constitution secretary has said.
ACTIVISTS in Edinburgh have kicked off the third anniversary Brexit events with action outside the UK Government Hub.
THEY say a week is a long time in politics – and this week has certainly felt it! Intent on further undermining the devolution settlement and Scottish democracy, the UK Government is pushing ahead with its flawed Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill later today.
Scotland left in state of 'Brexit limbo' as poll finds public turning against EU departure
09/01/2023
A majority of the UK public now believe Brexit is causing more problems than it solved, according to a new survey.
The party's constitution secretary said the SNP would be pushing for a second independence referendum- despite a ruling from the Supreme Court that the Scottish Parliament had no power to hold a plebiscite.
THERE have been no advantages to leaving the European Union, the Constitution Secretary has said on the second anniversary of the end of the Brexit transition period.
The survey also put support for the SNP in a de facto referendum general election at 53%.
Nicola Sturgeon says independence essential for Scotland to escape ‘disaster’ of Brexit [2 mins]
23/11/2022
“As is becoming clearer by the day, achieving independence is not now just desirable, it is essential if Scotland is to escape the disaster of Brexit.”
A NORTH-east MSP has claimed businesses and households in the region are suffering due to the effects of Brexit.
AN SNP MP has written to the Complaints Department of the UK Statistics Authority urging them to correct Michael Gove’s “wholly misleading” tweet about Brexit.
Aberdeen MSP issues fresh independence call after Brexit 'costs city more than £90million'
05/11/2022
Data from HMRC shows that the value of Scottish exports has fallen by more than £2.2billion in the past two years.
Brexit an 'unmitigated disaster' for Lanarkshire, blasts MSP as figures show region has lost millions in exports
03/11/2022
Figures from HMRC show that exports from Scotland to the EU have dropped 13 per cent in the past two years
RISHI Sunak suggested holding a Scottish independence referendum after Brexit as he admitted it would be “hard” to block another ballot, unearthed comments from just five years ago have revealed.
YES supporters gathered in Edinburgh on Saturday to voice support for Scotland’s place in the European Union as an independent country.
Neil Gray’s comments came after Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her plans for the economy in an independent Scotland on Monday, with the third in a series of papers designed to refresh the prospectus for an independent Scotland.
Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson told the event an independent Scotland could be a ‘bridge’ between the EU and the rest of the UK. /
Brexit driving UK constitutional crises
27/09/2022
rexit is still influencing constitutional issues in the UK, with ‘Remainers’ increasingly unhappy with and mistrusting the government, an event discussing the National Centre for Social Research’s (NatCen’s) British Social Attitudes report has heard.
The survey, fieldwork for which was conducted last year, found 52% of people said Scotland should be governed as an independent country.
The latest annual British Social Attitudes survey throws the spotlight on rising nationalism in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.
SUPPORT among Scottish voters to rejoin the EU is soaring, a poll has revealed. / A new Panelbase survey has found Scotland is even more opposed to Brexit than in 2016, when 62% voted against it.