Scottish ruling party membership rises sharply after independence referendum

The Scottish independence referendum took place on September 18, with 55.3 percent of Scots voting against independence, resulting in Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom , while 44.7 percent of the population supported an independent Scotland.

The SNP manifesto for next year’s Holyrood elections will set out more detail about the timing and circumstances that could trigger a possible second independence referendum.

“Right now, you are living on borrowed time”.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to meet Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond later today to discuss the refugee crisis and the European Union (EU) referendum.

Ms Sturgeon, who is wary of pushing for another vote until she is sure the nationalists can win, has said the SNP will include triggers for a second referendum in its manifesto for Scottish elections in May 2016.

“What happens to support for independence in the months and years to come will depend as much on what you do as it will on what we do”, she warned Mr Cameron in a speech to supporters.

In a statement on the anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, Cameron made clear that he is focussed on delivering devolution so that the debate can move on from what powers the Scottish Parliament should have, to how they are used to better the lives of the people of Scotland. “Cameron isn’t helping to solve the crisis, the former SNP leader said“.

Sturgeon also announced that the SNP’s campaign for next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections would start immediately with a goal to win a majority in the vote scheduled for May 5, 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. “So, now it is time to move on”.

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This bias, in turn, played a significant factor in the result of the Scottish independence referendum past year , Salmond said, stating that Scottish people were deceived by the fear-mongering campaign carried out by the BBC.

She cited the Tories’ policies of austerity, renewing Trident and continued unhappiness with the new powers being devolved to Holyrood as increasing public desire for another referendum.

However, she faced widespread mockery from the opposition benches at yesterday’s First Minister’s questions after claiming her approach was “driven by democracy”.