“England, Scotland, Wales and the island of Ireland will always be closest friends, will always be family” – Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon took a cozy course at her SNP party conference before reaching the point of contention : “But we can have a real partnership on an equal footing if we win Scottish independence.”
“withheld rights”
After that, she had her usual sharp words ready for the government in London. With “aggressive unionism” they try to “deny democratic rights” to the Scots. What was meant by that was a new independence referendum that Sturgeon wants to hold on October 19, 2023, without having the necessary approval from London at the time.