Another Independence Referendum?

A NEW PASSPORT - A NEW RULING CLASS

Sturgeon on Tuesday pledged to publish draft legislation for a new Scottish independence referendum, including the question and timing of the vote, before the country’s parliamentary election next year.

“Before the end of this parliament, we will publish a draft bill setting out the proposed terms and timing of an independence referendum as well as the proposed question that people will be asked in that referendum,” Sturgeon said.

Next year’s election to the devolved parliament is expected to provide a fresh platform for the Scottish National Party to press for a new referendum. The nationalists are expected to win a majority and aim to use that mandate to push Johnson to grant a fresh vote on the issue. However, it is ultimately up to the British parliament to decide whether Scotland can hold another referendum, and Johnson’s Conservative government in London has repeatedly said it will reject any demand for a fresh vote.

The position of the Socialist Party remains unchanged from the previous referendum in 2014. A constitutional re-arrangement of the British state is not the business of the Scottish working people. It does not advance the interests of the Scottish working class.  The Socialist Party remains committed to the end of all nations rather than the creation of new ones.