Last tweet on this issue but @LeaskyHT has hit on a great question. Why has support for independence exploded. I can take a guess as someone who has lived in Scotland for 24 years, though was not born a Scot.
https://twitter.com/LeaskyHT/status/1316350092505427968
Its probably the same identity politics that have worked for Brexit, but in reverse. Scots had, perhaps more than they expected, come to see themselves as European as much if not more than British. This is the case in particular for the younger generation (people Ive taught)
The reaction to Brexit was therefore far more emotionally powerful than expected, and lead many to question the whole point of the UK state. This has been exacerbated by the terrible peformance of the conservative governments, which have been antagonistic towards Europe
plays well to the Conservative base, but at the same time undermines people's identities in Scotland. COVID is the final piece of the puzzle. London was seen by many in Scotland as a needed and powerful big-brother that could come in handy
Now the London government seems a chaotic mess. It has actually cloaked many deficiencies in the Scottish response to COVID--but there it is. Brexit and COVID leads to independence. Just a guess
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