Questions tagged [scotland]

Questions relating to the politics of Scotland, a constituent country within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Scotland is located in western Europe in the north of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is a democratic and capitalist state. The Scottish Parliament is a devolved parliament with a number of powers provided by the UK National Parliament at Westminster in London.

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Has a two-letter country code been proposed for use by independent Scotland?

If it doesn't already have one, what would Scotland's two-letter country code likely be, in the event of its gaining independence? I've tried searching a little but it seems that Scotland simply doesn't have any such code. As one blogger notes (but…
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Why didn't the UK insist that Scotland can only run independence referendums every X years before allowing one?

After Brexit many politicians in Scotland have started calling for a second referendum. While Brexit itself was a big uncertainty at the time when the Scottish referendum was negotiated, surely the Scottish reaction to it was possible to predict. So…
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