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Earlier this week Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined her Government’s “route map” to a legal referendum. She addressed the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, June 28 — just two weeks after launching her renewed campaign — to explain how she intends to hold IndyRef2 on October 19, 2023.<\/p>\n
It comes less than a decade after the first 2014 referendum where Scots voted 55 percent to 45 percent to remain in the UK.<\/p>\n
To hold a second vote, Holyrood needs to be granted the legal powers by Westminster under section 30 of the Scotland Act.<\/p>\n
This was granted in the previous referendum but the UK Government has since repeatedly stated that “now is not the time” for a second referendum due to the cost of living crisis, recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, and war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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Ms Sturgeon has urged Westminster to “respect, not rubbish” her request, claiming that independence would “restore basic democracy in Scotland”. <\/p>\n
She has written to the supreme court asking it to rule on the legality of holding a new referendum without Westminster’s permission.<\/p>\n
Ms Sturgeon could look to ask Scots a different question to straight independence as before in order for her referendum to be approved.<\/p>\n
As a result, Express.co.uk asked readers whether they thought a second referendum should be held to end the independence debate.<\/p>\n
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In a poll that ran from 10am on Tuesday, June 28, to midday on Thursday, June 30, Express.co.uk asked: “Should Nicola Sturgeon be allowed IndyRef2 so Scotland can move on?”<\/p>\n
Overall, 3,839 people cast their votes with the vast majority, 85 percent (3,278 people) answering “no”, Ms Sturgeon should not be allowed IndyRef2.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 14 percent (551 people) said “yes”, Ms Sturgeon should be given IndyRef2 to allow Scotland to move on.<\/p>\n
In addition, just 10 people said they did not know either way.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of comments were left below the accompanying article as readers shared their thoughts on a second Scottish independence referendum.<\/p>\n
Many readers were against it, with one reader, username MissingEUAlready2 writing: “They had their referendum. That’s it.”<\/p>\n
Another, username Scottish Taxpayer, said: “We have had our referendum on that, and we said NO!”<\/p>\n
Username UKscotsguy wrote: “No, Sturgeon should respect the legally held gold standard referendum that was held less than a decade ago. End of.”<\/p>\n
And username UKscotsguy said: “They had one under a decade ago that was decisively in favour of the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n
“It was an extremely nasty and divisive period leading up to it and there should be zero chance of it happening again for at least another 20 years or more.”<\/p>\n
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