STUC boss says Scottish independence referendum could include devo max option
Roz Foyer said a multi-option referendum should be considered when deciding Scotland s constitutional future
04:31, 4 FEB 2021
STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer (Image: Daily Record)
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This may be the result of the Scottish Parliament elections on May 6.
The outcome of the 2019 general election, Brexit and the economic and social impact of the coronavirus crisis have added to this movement.
A majority Conservative government in Westminster, in the age of fixed-term parliaments, has seemingly closed off the option of a Britain-wide advance through a radical Labour Party and the smouldering ashes from the defeated independence referendum of 2014 have been reignited into red hot coals by the differing ways in which Holyrood and Westminster governments have responded to the pandemic.
Though politics is about much more than just constitutional options, it is becoming increasingly clear that the advancement of progressive politics in Scotland can only happen under a different constitutional settlement.