A Scottish Conservative MP has described the Scottish government’s plans to pursue a second independence referendum as a “desperate last throw of the dice.”
In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK.
But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), announced on Tuesday she is planning to hold another independence referendum on Oct. 19, 2023.
Andrew Bowie, a Conservative lawmaker who represents West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine in the UK Parliament, told the BBC that time should be spent talking about “much bigger issues” than the constitution….