Mike700 That was then this is now. Scots opinion has changed with Brexit, the debacle over Covid and the Boris government. If you dont think the Scots would vote in favour of Independence why are Boris and co afraid to give them the opportunity? I have no doubt that if the Scots had been told prior to the last vote that by voting to stay in the UK they would have been forced to leave the EU against their will the result would have been different.
I still say the real double standard is the Brexiteers view on “freedom”.
Wigwam you dont appear to understand devolution because using your assumption the EU was the government of the UK with Parliament subservient to them. The SNP most certainly are the government of Scotland and certainly are more reflective of what the people of Scotland want than the Tories are in Westminster. Remember devolution is a process not an event.
You do have a point about opposition from within the EU but I still think it would be workable for the Scots to have a Norway style relationship with the EU. I still think that the situation in Catalonia is a job in progress.
Getting back to the original post it will be very interesting to see whether Sturgeon or Salmond come out on top. Amazing to think that the First Minister of Scotland is more popular in England than Boris! The mind boggles!