Nicola Sturgeon considering second independence vote

As the referendum anniversary approaches, Nicola Sturgeon is promising to set out in her 2016 Holyrood manifesto “the circumstances and the timescale” for a re-run.

The Scottish Labour Party, which isn’t exactly thrilled at the election of Corbyn, nevertheless hopes that at least some of those who deserted the party at last year’s independence referendum and this year’s general election will now think about supporting Labour again.

Well certainly the SNP’s support has gone from strength to strength since the referendum, with the party winning 56 of the 59 Westminster parliamentary seats in May.

It is perhaps that kind of thinking that led the former boss of the Yes Scotland campaign for independence, Blair Jenkins, to suggest a second referendum in 2021.

After months of dodging the question, the SNP leader has admitted that she is plotting another referendum.

A year after Scots rejected independence, the SNP has said there could be a second referendum on splitting from the UK.

Ms Sturgeon also promised to continue the fight for LGBT equality in Scotland, as she discussed the “challenges we’ve still got to address”.

Mr Cameron has repeatedly said that he considers the issue of independence settled for a generation and ruled out a rerun of last September’s poll while he is in Number 10.

Instead, expect scenarios that could trigger a ballot, such as a United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union in which Scotland has voted to stay in.

For example, her predecessor as SNP leader and first minister, Alex Salmond, has said that renewing the Trident fleet of nuclear armed submarines could be a reason. As polling shows this weekend, another referendum also flies in the face of public opinion.

“They are three times more likely than average to have severe mental health problems, and the statistics tell us that, without help and support, more than 50 per cent of them will end up in jail”.

But Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said: ‘Nicola Sturgeon has now made it clear that she wants to take Scotland back to another referendum, with all the uncertainty and division that entails.

Development Coordinator for the Equality Network Scott Cuthbertson, said: “We are very excited to be hosting the Equality Network’s inaugural Scottish LGBTI Awards”.

“We will be talking about Scotland’s future: the children and young people who are leaving school or going into work without the education and skills they need to succeed”.