Is the break-up of the UK inevitable?

The ruling party in Scotland says it will make another bid to break from the United Kingdom.

A Scottish parliamentary election victory has emboldened Nicola Sturgeon to push ahead with holding a referendum on ending Scotland’s union with the United Kingdom.

Her Scottish National Party has won the elections for a fourth consecutive time.

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And combined with other pro-independence candidates, Sturgeon has a majority in parliament.

How could this affect the future of the union?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Nicola McEwen – Professor of territorial politics at University of Edinburgh and senior fellow at UK in Changing Europe

Ross Greer – Scottish Green Party politician and member of the Scottish Parliament

Jim Gallagher – Honorary professor at University of Glasgow and a former civil servant