Important article by the U.K. government’s lead civil servant on the Edinburgh accord that paved the way for the 2014 referendum.
https://twitter.com/ciaranmartinoxf/status/1381846804724076545
As he says about the Edinburgh accord. 
As he says about how we have ended up in the position where it looks as if there will be a pro-independence majority in the next Scottish Parliament. Though also worth raising the U.K. Internal Market Act.
But key point about the impact of denying a referendum on the way we think about the Union: if the Scottish Parlt asks for it (whether by an SNP majority or wider pro-referendum majority, however composed) and it is refused, is the Union really voluntary, or is it now imposed?
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