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2014. The result was much closer than polls predicted. The argument is the circumstances have fundamentally changed: Brexit (2016) is proven to be an economic a

2014. The result was much closer than polls predicted. The argument is the circumstances have fundamentally changed: Brexit (2016) is proven to be an economic and regulatory disaster, and Scotland is out of the EU against its will (62% voted remain).

whostolemyhat 4y ago
Most cities in Britain voted remain; since the population of London is higher than Scotland, should London have an independence referendum, especially since England doesn't have its' own parliament?
- timeon 4y ago
  Why not if there is desire.
- Kaibeezy 4y ago
  Some of the discussion on the below post the other day (re the .gb TLD) was around this question. The UK political landscape is a very odd duck. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33689935 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33689935
- smcl 4y ago
  If there is a strong pro-London independence movement, and if London routinely elects a party whose defining policy is London's independence in the majority of seats in local and national elections then yes it absolutely should have a referendum.
- AlgorithmicTime 4y ago