@McEwen_Nicola discusses what might happen should Scotland become independent and argues that the Brexit process demonstrates what negotiations will have to take place after independence, one important issue being the Scottish/English border #SNP19
@CCC_Research associated fellow and @UKandEU@anandMenon1 asked about change in media’s attitudes since 2014 and 2016 referendums, arguing that they’ve been on a journey and they are aware that issues exist #SNP19
Last question, what next for Brexit? All agree there will be an extension and there will be some kind of independence process in Scotland. However, there isn’t consensus on No.10 getting a deal with EU.
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'Scotland's New Choice' Independence after Brexit' our NEW ebook from 25 leading academics examining what independence would mean for #Scotland after #Brexit and #COVID19
➡ the process of independence
➡ the economics of independence
➡ the implications on politics & society
➡ the international aspects
➡ the view of independence from elsewhere
2/ Michael Keating begins, the internal market is, in many ways, a way of replicating what exists to faciliate the European single market. Two options are available: a single standard or principle of mutual recognition
3/ No internal market covers everything, how do we determine the exceptions? The EU operates under a very broad principle, allowing governments to override for public policy objectives. The UK Bill is much more narrowly defined.
CCC Co-Director Nicola McEwen also discusses the proposals set out in the UK Government's white paper on the internal market and explains how these could have a profound impact on devolution in the UK
As Boris Johnson visits Scotland today, how might he make the case for the Union? CCC Fellows @DaniCetra and @Coree_Brown explored this issue in recent publications