SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has responded to the UK Supreme Court judgement handed down this morning in the case UKSC 2022/0098 – Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998.
Commenting, Stuart said:
“I clearly am disappointed by the judgement handed down by the UK Supreme Court. The judge made it clear that there is now no democratic route for the people of Scotland to gain our Independence. According to the ruling, we now have to obtain a Section 30 Order to hold another referendum.
“That shatters any notion that we are in a union of equals when Westminster can have the veto over Scottish independence. They could even scrap the Scottish Parliament if they wished.
“The main Independence supporting party in Scotland, the SNP, has overwhelmingly won every election in Scotland since 2014.
“Today’s ruling has not put an end to the campaign for independence. Instead, it has only galvanised those who support the people of Scotland being allowed to make a decision about the future of their nation to redouble our efforts to force the UK Government to listen to the sovereign people of Scotland and respect democracy.”
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