Could Brexit Lead To New Scottish Referendum?

A deepened political mismatch between North and South loads the argument for another independence referendum, and an SNP government at Holyrood duly pulls the trigger. True, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that a UK Brexit against Scotland's wishes could be the "material change" in circumstances to prompt an independence referendum. Her predecessor and current foreign affairs spokesman, Alex Salmond, has gone further and stated there would be a referendum within three-and-a-ha