Is the break-up of the UK inevitable?
The ruling party in Scotland says it will make another bid to break from the United Kingdom.
A Scottish parliamentary election victory has emboldened Nicola Sturgeon to push ahead with holding a referendum on ending Scotland’s union with the United Kingdom.
Her Scottish National Party has won the elections for a fourth consecutive time.
And combined with other pro-independence candidates, Sturgeon has a majority in parliament.
How could this affect the future of the union?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Nicola McEwen – Professor of territorial politics at University of Edinburgh and senior fellow at UK in Changing Europe
Ross Greer – Scottish Green Party politician and member of the Scottish Parliament
Jim Gallagher – Honorary professor at University of Glasgow and a former civil servant