Even if Nicola Sturgeon’s proposals for a referendum on October 19 of next year are rejected by the courts, she has promised to “bang on” with attaining Scottish independence.
The First Minister said during an address at the SNP’s annual conference in Aberdeen today that the UK must be split apart if Scotland is to escape the “Tory misery-go-round.”
Ms. Sturgeon stated that she would never give up the struggle for an independent Scotland even though she claimed she would accept the court’s ruling on the referendum that will be held the following year.
The 52-year-old seemed to hint during her keynote address at the conference that, in the event that the court finds against her, the next election may serve as a de facto vote on the issue.
Fundamentally, she said, “It will leave us with a very basic choice: present our case for independence to the electorate in an election or give up on Scottish democracy.” I don’t know about you, but I’ll never give up on the democracy in Scotland.
Judges are now in charge of determining the “how” of guaranteeing independence; nevertheless, it is up to us to go to work on determining the “why.”
She attacked the UK Government of Liz Truss and the Prime Minister’s “unconscionable” economic policy at the same address.
As she argued that independence was “necessary” for Scotland, she also denounced “aggressive Unionism” from Westminster.
Ms. Sturgeon launched another attack on the Conservatives after receiving a ferocious response over the weekend for saying, “I despise the Tories.”
In her conference address this afternoon, the First Minister did not back down from more criticism of Ms. Truss’s party, despite the conflict.
She criticized Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour for “aiding and abetting” the Tories while mocking the “chaos and tragedy” emanating from Westminster.
In her speech to the conference, Ms. Sturgeon reaffirmed her June commitment to organize a second referendum on Scottish independence on that day in 2017.
But only if the UK Supreme Court agrees that her Scottish Government may conduct a referendum without authorization from Westminster in a case that is set to begin tomorrow.
The First Minister vowed to “never ever give up on Scottish democracy” and reiterated that she would instead “bring our case for independence to the people in an election” if judges, as is anticipated, find against Ms. Sturgeon.
The first in a series of Scottish Government documents that will “establish the economic case for independence” will be published, according to Ms. Sturgeon, next week.
Ms. Sturgeon made light of the fact that this was her first in-person conference leader’s address since 2019 and quipped that the “one negative” of not doing her Covid-mandated Zoom lectures was “having to exchange my slippers for these heels.”
‘Our last party meeting was in October of this year. The SNP leader said that the Tories had just chosen a new leader at the time.
“Westminster had collapsed.” Despite catastrophic economic warnings, a new prime minister was pushing through a dismal policy plan.
“And here we are once again.” Another round on the Tory woe-is-me wheel.
“This time, the carousel is moving more quickly. The Tories didn’t realize Boris Johnson was a catastrophe for three years.
It took them only three weeks with Liz Truss.
Ms. Sturgeon criticized the latest mini-Budget of Ms. Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng for attempting to finance tax cuts with “borrowing to be returned by eye-watering austerity cutbacks and an assault on the wages of the poorest” and called it “unconscionable.”
The First Minister said, “The PM’s explanation is that she is aiming for development.”
“Let me explain the kind of growth that will occur.” growing disparity between the affluent and the poor.
“A rise in the poverty rate. Pressure on our public services, including the NHS, is increasing.
And without a doubt, a rise in the general public’s level of abject disdain.
Ms. Sturgeon emphasized that protecting the “partnership” between UK countries was best achieved via Scottish independence.
She said that the present state of “aggressive unionism” was “undermining that cooperation.”
Westminster’s rejection of Scottish democracy, its outright criticism of devolution, and its general lack of respect, she said.
“That is what is producing the tension, if there is any.”
“The entire notion of our countries working together for the common good may reinvent itself with Scottish independence, a new partnership of the isles,” the author claims.
Ms. Sturgeon referred to the SNP members in Aberdeen as the “independence generation” and stated that leaving the UK was “vital,” adding that this was the case “perhaps more than at any point in my life.”
Escaping Westminster mismanagement and control is crucial, she said.
It is necessary to get the governments we elect. to effectively safeguard our NHS.
To create a new, equitable cooperation with the other countries on these islands.
If we want to rejoin the European Union, it is crucial.
And that is necessary if we want the residents of this great nation to decide its destiny.
One of the most enthusiastic applause during Ms. Sturgeon’s address was when she declared her intention to continue serving as First Minister for “quite some time yet,” attempting to debunk rumors that she is already considering leaving active politics.
Ms. Sturgeon today attacked Sir Keir’s party after a fresh YouGov poll released last week that showed Labour gaining from a decline in Tory support in Scotland.
According to one polling expert’s analysis of the study, Labour stands to gain six additional seats in Scotland at the next general election, while the Conservatives are likely to lose all six of its Scottish MPs.
Ms. Sturgeon, though, said that Labour was also “letting down Scotland.”
She said, “Labour is now just as committed to a hard Brexit as the Tories.”
The Tories at least support it. Contrary to Labour, however, they flinch away from the fundamental argument that they could now win in England.
They forgo any morality out of concern about upsetting the apple cart.
In order to get the keys to Downing Street, they would be ready to “throw Scotland under Boris Johnson’s Brexit bus.”