I think all the unionist parties will say no until we are out of EU, not a thing SNP can do about it.
Numerically, no.
But the YES movemebnt was relaunched last year, and umbrella groups such as All under one banner attract more and more with each event. There's abnother march planned for next month, and I wouldn't be surprised if it tops 100, 000 - scale that up to London levels and it would be over a million.
These gestures asdded to the continuing gievance factor here simply stoke the case.
All through the 1980s, the Tories vehemently opposed a second devolution referendum - and stood against devolution when the referendum was called in 1997.
The collective feeling of rebelling against a decade-long government Scotland did not elect, combined with a need for change, made the vote a shoe-in.
Unless Johnson is suddenly transformed into Mt Loveable here - and the chances of THAT are non-ex
istant - he might face a similar situation down the line.
The democratic deficit plays into the independence cause's hands, just as it did the devolutionists'.
