Brexit: Scottish independence back in the spotlight
As the United Kingdom inches closer to a no-deal Brexit, the arguments around independence in pro-EU Scotland are gathering pace.
With Brexit talks sputtering, though not quite dead, the specter of tariffs, travel restrictions, and towering economic uncertainty looms large over Europe. From Berlin to Brussels, Belfast and beyond, leaders are scrambling to shore up no-deal contingencies, finessing plans many hoped would never see the light of day.
Yet, in one corner of the continent, a quiet sense of satisfaction simmers.
Officially, Scotland s pro-independence government wants an agreement: The country s exporters are as exposed to economic turbulence as any. But there s little doubt the collapse of negotiations would aid a secessionist narrative four years in the making.