Nicola Sturgeon: Opponents ‘scared’ of independence

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused opposition parties of “running scared” of a debate on Scotland’s future.

Ms Sturgeon said they are “running scared” of the facts on independence and the UK’s “abysmal” performance compared to other nations.

On Tuesday, the Scottish Government published a paper comparing the UK with other nations which Ms Sturgeon claimed are “wealthier, fairer and happier” than the UK.

She said: “The Tories and Labour have completely failed to engage with that point because they know it is true and because they can see how threadbare the case for continued Westminster rule over Scotland has become.

“They simply have no answer, so instead of engaging in that debate they prefer to engage in the politics of deflection, talking about issues of process when on the issues of substance the sands are shifting beneath their feet.

“No matter how hard the Westminster parties try and run away from the debate, they cannot dodge reality.

“The people of Scotland have secured a cast-iron democratic mandate to decide their own future – and neither Boris Johnson nor any other UK Prime Minister has the right to block that mandate.”

The Scottish Government are in a constitutional stalemate over a second independence referendum with the UK Government maintaining their opposition to the idea.

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[talktv]

Should Scotland be allowed a second independence referendum?

[neilcameron]

Nicola Sturgeon August 2015: “Let me be clear – I want to be judged on this. If you are not, as First Minister, prepared to put your neck on the line on the education of our young people then what are you prepared to. It really matters.” Fast forward a few years Legatum Institute’s Centre for UK Prosperity found that Scotland has the worst education system in the UK, with only 71 percent of Scottish primary students leaving school with the expected literacy level.

[rosseh]

People need to remember, the SNP don’t speak for all of us in Scotland….

[valansley]

I agree = THE PROBLEM is STURGEON not SCOTLAND

[shadrana]

Sturgeon is falling in popularity and there has to be an audit into the SNP spending policy.

[raymondadams]

to be ruled by the eu is not independance

[trueblue]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 there’s plenty of us Scottish unionists and she won’t win 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[pamilewis]

I’m Scottish and proud to call myself British I work bloody hard I certainly don’t I can’t believe people still believe in snp lies

[richardshields]

Living in Scotland. Trouble is Nicole sturgeon is only tunnel vision on independence. Wasting gorrnment on this rather than the important things like cost of living crisis etc

[williammclean]

What the caller from Aylesbury ought to know is that the majority of scots don't want independence. It is the SNP constantly banging on about it, we the majority, just wish someone would beam her up please Scottie.

[philg]

Sturgeon's announced this because she's approaching the end of her time. It's her last gasp attempt before she's ousted.

[ralphoperaphile]

The absurdity of pretending that any sixteen-year-old has the intellectual and emotional maturity to vote on this issue is breath-taking.

[ozzy]

The SNP have now made it embarrassing to be Scottish.
I never thought I'd ever say that I felt ashamed to be Scottish and that the Country has become so divided by the hate filled SNP.

[ianoian]

I am Scottish and proud of it. But I am also British, and very proud of it. The SNP? This bunch of tripe has been headed by two fish; initially by Salty Salmon(d) and now by Shovelnose Sturgeon. Is it any wonder after 15 years in power that I never eat fish and chips anymore?

[kenhardy]

The Ferry debacle should be a big warning to the people who vote for SNP .

[stalks]

I voted leave the EU!
You can't be an independent country ruled by Brussels.
I was born British & will die British. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[martinwhitefield]

I am a Scot, born In Glasgow of a military family in 1955. My mother is from a poor and large mining family in Maybole, Ayrshire. I lived and worked all over the world and retired to the Scottish Borders. Your caller slightly queered the pitch by suggesting that Scotland under the SNP don’t want to be part of England. He clearly meant United Kingdom. I have a strong and formal English accent and I am often abused by my own countrymen who think I am English. In the last 5 years the STURGEON/ SNP anti English (couched as anti Westminster) racism has become obscene. This cabal of incompetents are an disgraceful inditement to Scotland and it’s proud heritage.

[simongreen]

Having lived in Scotland for the past 25 years I can tell you most residents do NT want independence. Exactly why we voted NO last time 🇬🇧🙈🇬🇧

[jamesfindlay]

STURGEON AND THE SNPS FAILURES COULD FILL A KAYS CATALOGUE AND THATS A LOT OF PAGES TO TAKE A LOT OF FAILURES AND COCKUPS

[rjones]

Sturgeon is only interested in furthering her career. She's currently the 40th most powerful woman in the world. Her goal is to enhance her position by joining the EU. Once she's got her feet under the table, she will ditch her countrymen