Scottish, Irish calls for independence gather momentum
Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London
When they first did it in 2014, people in Scotland voted to remain in the UK, and in 2016 for continued membership of the European Union. But Brexit has changed everything. Independence is once again in the air.
Boris Johnson is disliked by Scottish nationalists who see him as the embodiment of Brexit; an entitled Englishman who only pays lip service to the importance of the Union.
Johnson’s pitch to build back better after the pandemic rings hollow among the Scots who voted to remain in the European Union and who now wanna vote to leave the United Kingdom.
But that might be easier said than done. Brexit may have pushed support for independence to new heights; it’s also raised questions about its economic viability. But those arguments haven’t dented voter intention yet. 18 opinion polls in a row show a firm lead for independence and an expected landslide win for the Scottish nationalists in May’s election could make independence inevitable.
While the polls galvanize the leadership in Scotland to push for a divorce from England, they’ve elicited a different reaction from the leader of another so-called devolved nation: Northern Ireland where a majority are calling for reunification with EU member, Republic of Ireland.
Reckless or not, public pressure for independence and reunification is mounting. The crisis brought on by pandemic may have united the UK in the fight against it, but it hasn’t dampened nationalist fervor for independence, north of the border.
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