Sentences with phrase «independence referendum»

Following the failed Scottish independence referendum in 2014, the party wanted to personalize its message, and harness its limited but growing grassroots support.

The SNP is likely to use the election to win a new mandate for a second independence referendum in 2019.

It just meant you didn't think there was any need for a second independence referendum right now, not that you were against the notion per se.

As the Scottish independence referendum campaign enters its final stages, both sides will still be hoping that they can persuade as many voters as possible that their side is right.

One might think the recent independence referendum would easily fulfill those criteria, particularly when the author was in the driving seat.

If the last independence referendum was said to be once in a generation this one surely will be.

The forthcoming independence referendum is a hot topic north of the border with strong views frequently encountered.

With the shadow of the Scottish independence referendum hanging over parliament, this was never going to be an ordinary prime minister's questions.

The same democracy which made the Scottish independence referendum decisive would apply in the event of a European exit.

If they win the elections for the Scottish parliament in 2016, the SNP may well seek a second independence referendum.

Further down the line, however, is a heightened risk of a second Scottish independence referendum.

Any attempt to regulate the holding of independence referendums after 2014 would, if the Sewel Convention were adhered to, require the support of both the Scottish and Westminster Parliaments.

The Queen was outed as a «No» supporter following the Scottish independence referendum after it was let slip by... David Cameron.

This is a requirement for independence referenda, not a requirement for a particular political system.

The average price for crude fell 10.3 % from the start of 2014 to the date of the Scottish independence referendum on September 18...

Labour dramatically overturned the Scottish National party's (SNP) majority in the Dunfermline by - election last night, in a move which casts further doubt on Alex Salmond's ability to win the Scottish independence referendum next year.

The euro did have a poor start, apparently because of the Catalan independence referendum over the weekend, which was opposed by the Spanish government to the point of using violence.

This role saw her advise the Parliament up to, through and beyond the 2014 Independence Referendum from an independent legal perspective.

But when May swiftly responded to Sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum by telling her that «Now is not the time» it set SNP pulses racing in anticipation of a Scots uprising against the arrogance of Downing Street.

The Prime Minister will have to decide whether she is willing to risk a second independence referendum which, if it goes in the nationalists» favour, would end her time at the head of the UK Government or whether making the Scottish Parliament more muscular might be a more prudent course of action.

Since the Brexit result she's repeatedly described a second independence referendum as «highly likely», which has not unreasonably created the expectation that another plebiscite is, well, highly likely.

He called the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill «the most important legislation to be introduced» since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999.

The SNP's elder statesman talks to Mark Leftly about Brexit, boundary changes and why he believes there will be a second independence referendum before 2020.

Alex Salmond goes into the last month of campaigning for the Scottish independence referendum with a spring in his step, after two polls show a boost in support for the «Yes» camp

Alex Salmond introduces proposal at his final party conference following rise in membership during independence referendum

The changing polls in Scotland may have brought a sense of deja vu for those who followed the 1995 independence referendum over Quebec's future as part of Canada, or as a separate nation.

The Scottish National party would be prepared to push ahead with a second independence referendum without David Cameron's permission if the prime minister refuses any future demand to hold one, a senior party source in Westminster has indicated.

Which had the greater impact on the Scottish Independence Referendum result — people's views of the past, or of a possible future?

A somewhat recent example is the Quebec independence referendum of 1995.

Yellow balloons — potentially representing support for the Catalan politicians who remain in prison following October's unofficial independence referendum...

To vote for the EU in this referendum will do for Labour in England and Wales what collaborating with the Tories during the Scottish independence referendum did in Scotland: destroy it.

This problem could be addressed by regulating the capacity of the Scottish Parliament to call independence referendums.

The region summed up: The SNP repeated their victory in 2009 north of the border, but pundits criticised their failure to make more progress against Labour in the context of the looming independence referendum.

However, it is apparent that the lost independence referendum did not lead to a decrease in SNP popularity (thus far).

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday signed the historic letter that will launch Brexit, a photo released by her office showed, as she called for unity even as Scotland voted for a new independence referendum.

@karnag: Scottish independence referendum debate apparently explained in Taiwanese animation bit.ly / yvUmc0»

Wittner pointed to «big product draws» due to the fallout from recent US Gulf Coast hurricanes helped push oil prices toward that high this week, along with potential geopolitical risk from Monday's Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq.

The Church of Scotland says it does not support any side in the Scottish Independence Referendum despite a number of churches and ministers coming out in support of Yes.

Last year, after encouraging Catalans to vote in a disputed independence referendum, he was loudly booed by fans in Madrid after joining the Spanish national team at a training camp.

The Scottish Conservative leader has called for the SNP to scrap proposals for a fresh independence referendum which she branded «a massive political miscalculation».

How to phrase the Scottish independence referendum question?

Quebec separatists routinely dominated Canadian federal elections (held under first - past - the - post) within their province after two defeated independence referendums, usually winning two - thirds of Quebec's 75 seats.

In the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum voters chose to remain in the UK by 55 % to 45 %, but only after the PM David Cameron had promised new powers for Scotland's government.

The pollsters got the Scottish independence referendum wrong, too, when they predicted a close result.

That includes another possible independence referendum in Scotland, slated hypothetically for sometime between the fall of 2018 and spring of 2019, should Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon have her way.

This issue echoes problems that arose during Scotland's own independence referendum in 2014.

Thousands of people have attended a pro-Spanish unity rally in Madrid following last weekend's Catalonian independence referendum.

Barcelona played their La Liga match against Las Palmas behind closed doors due to independence referendum protests.

Toughened rules on prison lifestyle, immigration changes and even movement from David Cameron on the EU independence referendum could all help mitigate the damage from the Ukip surge.

In this post I will discuss one of the consequences of a no vote: its implications for subsequent independence referendums.