government at westminster. tue: scottish parliament government at westminster. tte: scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on scottish independence. scotland s first minister says she respects and accepts the judgment. she will continue to look for westminster authority to proceed with a vote and wants of this if it is not forthcoming. with a vote and wants of this if it is not forthcoming. what i will not do, is not forthcoming. what i will not do. however. is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is go is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is go cap is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is go cap in - is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is go cap in hand. i is not forthcoming. what i will not | do, however, is go cap in hand. my expectation in the short term, at least, is that the uk will maintain its position of outright democracy denial. that po
the more contempt the westminster establishment shows for scottish democracy, the more certain it is that scotland will vote yes. the prime minister welcomed the ruling and said it underlined that both governments should focus on day to day issues and not the constitution. we respect the clear and definitive ruling of the supreme court of the united kingdom. and i think that the people of scotland want us to be working on fixing the major challenges that we collectively face, whether that is the economy, supporting the nhs, or indeed supporting ukraine. now is the time for politicians to work together and that is what this government will do. opinion polls suggest scotland remains evenly divided on what the country s future should be. not surprised, it is what we do next which is the interesting bit. - i think they should have the right to decide if we go for independence.
independence lies with the uk government at westminster. the scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on scottish independence. scotland s first minister says she respects and accepts the judgment. she will continue to seek westminster authority to proceed with a vote and warns of this, if it is not forthcoming. what i will not do, however, is go cap in hand. my expectation in the short term, at least, is that the uk will maintain its position of outright democracy denial. that position is, in my view, notjust unsustainable, it is also utterly self defeating. the more contempt the westminster establishment shows for scottish democracy, the more certain it is that scotland will vote yes. the prime minister welcomed the ruling and said it underlined that both governments should focus on day to day issues and not the constitution. we respect the clear and definitive