The Scottish government wants a new independence referendum in 2023

Brexit, the pandemic and Boris Johnson are too many problems for them Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who wants to organize another independence referendum early next year.

“I was re-elected Prime Minister a little over a year ago with a clear commitment to giving the people of Scotland the choice of becoming an independent nation. The people of Scotland elected a Scottish Parliament by a decisive majority in favor of both independence and independence. The right to choose. Thus, the Scottish Parliament has a democratic mandate that does not controversial,” he said at the launch of a new campaign, presenting the first book in a series of white papers calling for secession from the United Kingdom.

As the Scottish Prime Minister said at the time:After everything that has happened, Brexit, Covid and Boris Johnson, it’s time to offer a different and better vision(…) “It’s time to talk about independence.”

This first document published on Tuesday, It analyzes the performance of ten European countries, including Ireland, Switzerland and Belgium, and shows how they are “more prosperous, equitable and productive than the United Kingdom.”According to the independence leader.

Other documents will follow in the coming months, later Currency, public finance, social security, trade, defense and security, and EU membership.

But Boris Johnson has the last word on whether or not to allow the referendumAnd the British Prime Minister strongly opposes this, noting that such consultations can only take place “once in a generation”.

Nicola Sturgeon replies: “This government does not respect democracy. We have a Prime Minister with no democratic authority in Scotland and no moral authority anywhere in the UK.

Nicola Sturgeon argues that Scotland clearly voted against Brexit in the 2016 referendum and ended up leaving the EU against the wishes of the Scots. He says this circumstance has caused serious damage to Scotland’s economy, commerce and public services.

Although Scotland rejected independence in the 2014 referendum, conditions have changed a lot and independence is the only way back into the European Union.