UK pandemic handling revives calls for independence in Scotland
Growing backing for Scotland’s leader and disapproval of Brexit are driving renewed support for independence from the UK.
Support for Scottish independence is higher than it has ever been.
Polling is consistently suggesting more than half of Scots want to leave the United Kingdom.
It has been attributed to Scotland’s success in controlling coronavirus compared with England, and overwhelming Scottish hostility to Brexit.
Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from Scotland.
Published On 9 Jul 2020