Sentences with phrase «majority for independence»

«There is nowhere near a majority for independence in the Scottish Parliament,» said Nicol Stephen, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

A Vision Critical survey for the Scottish Sunday Express found 51 % of people were in favour of ending the Union, the first major poll to show a majority for independence.

«Three of which have shown a majority for independence and the other three have all shown an increase from 45 % [support].

Not exact matches

Cameron and the vast majority of Britain's most senior politicians advocated for «Remain» while the «Leave» movement was fronted by now Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and former leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage.

At a minimum, the Board should have a majority of directors who meet the criteria for independence as and when required by the NASDAQ Stock Market («Nasdaq»).

Once they become a majority they will ask for sharia law or independence.

The vast majority of Texans do not wish for independence from the United States.

Despite the absence of any groundswell in support for independence, the first minister's sheer force of personality and his unparalleled success in winning an overall majority at the 2011 Holyrood election had created the sense that anything was possible.

The case of Glasgow is telling in this respect: while being one of the few local areas in Scotland voting majority for Scottish independence (BBC News 2014), the city joined the English Core Cities group at the same time.

So, for any State, California or otherwise, to leave, would require either new laws that would require at least majority support from the remaining States, or a military operation to try and assert their independence, which would most likely be a bloodbath for the State attempting to do so.

[68] In the event of a majority for Yes, the Scottish Government had proposed an independence date of 24 March 2016.

It is of course possible that the Scottish Parliament elected in May 2016 will yield a majority for Labour or for a Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition, a government composed of parties opposed to independence.

Since Ed Miliband would probably have to step down as Prime Minister at the moment of independence (in my scenario of no Labour majority in rump UK), the Scottish government would find itself negotiating with someone whose job depended on the negotiations» failing for as long as possible.

As far as it is concerned, territorial federalism can certainly ease tensions and calm down temporary crises through concessions from the majority nation to the minority nations (oftentimes temporary), but the logic inherent to the system will sooner or later lead the minority nations (which can not cease to be in a minority under territorial federalism) to ask for full national recognition, either by claiming multinational federalism or by seeking independence.

Regular readers will be aware that recent polls from Ipsos MORI and TNS BMRB have suggested that there has been an increase in support for independence during the course of the summer — and that contrary to all previous polling since March a majority would now vote Yes in a second referendum.

Just four of the 32 authorities found a majority voting for independence.

Scots, a majority of whom want to stay, have said they will call for a referendum for their own independence (remember the 2014 Scottish referendum?

Research director at the National Centre said the results were interesting, but emphasised there was no majority support for Scottish independence among the English.

Assuming the majority vote is for independence, will Scotland remain in the European Union...

The SNP lost its overall majority however, meaning the prospects of a second independence referendum have receded for the time being.

He told Sky News» Murnaghan programme: «When you have a situation where the majority of a country up to the age of 55 is already voting for independence, I think the writing's on the wall for Westminster.»

His manifold political successes — from beating David Davis for the Tory leadership to becoming Prime Minister in 2010, turning back Scottish independence in 2014 and winning an unprecedented majority at the 2015 election — will be wiped from the historical record.

Polls trying to gauge the level of support for independence offer contradictory results, with a Scotsman poll conducted in November 2006 showing a majority wanting independence being followed weeks later by another that showed the exact opposite.

Assuming the majority vote is for independence, will Scotland remain in the European Union automatically?

The Greens claim a majority of the Scottish population wants to extend powers for the Scottish Assembly, and that a «mature debate» on independence is appropriate.

With legislators in both parties blaming Cuomo for thwarting their long - awaited pay raise, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan vowed in his opening remarks on the chamber floor to «stand up for the primacy and independence of this body, which is long overdue,» sparking a bipartisan standing ovation.

But the referendum could not have been avoided after the SNP defied all expectations and won a majority in the Scottish Parliament on a platform of a referendum and a campaign for independence.

Overall Labour lost one third of its supporters to the SNP between early 2014 and the General Election (and nearly half since 2010), the vast majority of whom had voted for independence.

Even if a majority votes to stay in the EU, as polls seem to indicate, it could tear the Conservatives apart, give a second (or third) wind to UKIP, and further strengthen the desire for independence within Scotland.

While it might not have created majority support for independence in Scotland, it has given momentum to the SNP and has turned them into, effectively, the Scottish Labour Party, i.e. the mainstream left party in Scotland.

If the British vote for a Brexit, it will undoubtedly be based on an English majority, which will lead to a strong push for a new Scottish independence referendum (this time perhaps supported by the EU elite).

David Cameron was misled by Daniel Hannan MEP — who has, at last, made public his long - held desire for UK independence from Europe — into swapping partnership with the majority mainstream Christian Democrat / Conservative EPP Group for the extreme, marginal parties on the wilder shores of European politics.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) won a standing ovation for his remarks stressing the «independence of this body» and the meeting.

In the 2012 election, the Conservative, Working Families, and Independence Parties of New York had nominees for the New York state legislature in over half the districts, but the overwhelming majority of the nominees were not members of those parties, but were cross-endorsed major party nominees.

Scotland voted 62/38 to remain, there is a majority of pro-independence MPs amongst the Scottish contingent at Westminster (and Mrs Thatcher said that this would be enough for independence), there is a majority of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament, which has also passed a motion demanding another referendum, The SNP and Greens have between them almost a majority of Councillors in Scotland.

Will some people please study WHY Labour lost Scotland, and why Alex Salmond saw some of the swings to his party in less than two years, it was not because the majority wanted independence but because he provided a credible alternative to Labour and he had a positive message on his vision for Scotland!

For the majority of postdocs, however — those supported by professors» research grants and working in university laboratories — the postdoc years generally do not provide high - quality mentoring, movement toward scientific independence, adequate compensation and recognition, or guidance toward establishing a permanent career.

For example, although 58 % of men said they'd expect a couple to help each other financially, the majority of women (55 %) said their priority was independence and just 8 % expected to rely on their partner.

As a publishing option, independence is now the first choice for the majority of authors.

But many surveys show majority support for climate policies based on other, wide - ranging preferences, such as energy independence, security, competitiveness, and the like.

The majority holds that «concern for judicial independence» is a reason for «judges to use their inherent jurisdiction to enter the field of political matters» (para 41).

Justice Cromwell, for the majority, differentiated between a broad and a narrow version of independence at para. 77 as follows:

For all other tribunals — the majority of them, and in particular all those that deal with citizens» economic interests, which s. 7 of the Charter does not protect — legislatures are free to define and limit the extent of their independence.

Whereas, in many cities in other states, points are assigned for the majority of moving violations, the Independence Iowa DMV restricts points for more serious violations.