which is a nonpartisan think tank. thank you very much for your time today. what is your reaction to that judgment and what the chiefjustice, the president of the supreme court, lord reed, had to say? it the president of the supreme court, lord reed, had to say? lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut. lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut- it lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut. it was, lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut. it was, as lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut. it was, as you lord reed, had to say? it was very clear cut. it was, as you just i clear cut. it was, as you just noted, a unanimous decision of the justices and there was some speculation beforehand that the court might actually avoid answering the core substantive question about whether a referendum could go ahead. there was a procedural question about whether this whole case was being brought prematurely. so some people thought the issue might sort of ramble on if the
government. i believe scotland will lead the way in helping to elect a labour lead the way in helping to elect a labour government scotland and the united labour government scotland and the united kingdom needs. was labour government scotland and the united kingdom needs. united kingdom needs. was today s udument united kingdom needs. was today s judgment what united kingdom needs. was today s judgment what you united kingdom needs. was today s judgment what you were united kingdom needs. was today s| judgment what you were expecting? united kingdom needs. was today s i judgment what you were expecting? i think you were able to tell from the lord advocate s position, the way she presented the case, that was probably she presented the case, that was probably her view as well, i think you can probably her view as well, i think you can gather that assumption. i do not think you can gather that assumption. i do not think it you can gather that assumption. i do not think it
going to make a full statement on this judgment around 1130 as well as other reaction to this ruling from the uk supreme court. let s go back to that mass shooting at a walmart store in the united states let s speak to cbs news correspondent bradley blackburn what is the latest you are hearing? you know details change in the immediate aftermath of these incidents but officials are saying there were at least seven fatalities including the shooter. they are coming through the store right now to find additional victims are people who are in hiding. on social media sites survivors were life streaming once they made it to the parking lot. they describe the chaos as people ran to escape the store. the shooting comes as americans are preparing for thanksgiving on thursday, customers were picking out groceries, employees were stocking the store for the black friday
election as a de facto referendum on independence and she says if the snp and the scottish green party, the two parties who support an independence referendum, if they win more than half of the vote in scotland in the next independent, at the next general election, she will consider it a mandate for independence. there is no legal process now, is there? it is a purely political process. the argument purely political process. the argument that purely political process. the argument that the puiely political procesg, m, argument that the campaign on the manifesto for independence would get the majority and they would have a mandate, it is a political mandate, it does not have an effect on the legal position. the uk government would be entitled to say no, we will not authorise a referendum and you do not have the power to do so. and therefore, the discussion about the legitimacy of government and government by consent would continue to be a primarily a political argument. to be a pr
important to separate out some of theissues important to separate out some of the issues here. important to separate out some of the issues here. nicola sturgeon has alwa s said the issues here. nicola sturgeon has always said she the issues here. nicola sturgeon has always said she will the issues here. nicola sturgeon has always said she will accept the issues here. nicola sturgeon has always said she will accept the - always said she will accept the judgment of the supreme court judges. she will accept the legal ruling. she wants to have an internationally recognised and accepted referendum to be held so she needs it to be legally watertight. the gold standard is thatis watertight. the gold standard is that is the way it was held back in 2014. the decision today will be respected, but the political arguments will continue, those who are in favour of independence will continue to put forth the argument that scotland did not vote in favour of leaving the european union, there wa