I've been at 2 meetings, one with Joanna Cherry, another with the First Minister, where the route to #Scottish#independence was discussed. They both said almost exactly the same thing, reiterated at a recent (underwhelming) SNP Hopin:
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The Scottish Government has to be seen to have exhausted all possible means by which they achieve independence before declaring independence.
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It is one of the reasons an overwhelming numbers majority - i.e., the majority of votes cast - for parties with independence at the core of their Holyrood manifesto is so crucial.
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If a Section 30 order continues to be refused in the face of an overwhelming indy majority vote, under the United Nations right to self-determination,
Scotland will have options.
Make no mistake Nicola Sturgeon is being heard at United Nations.