The U.K.’s Challenge After Covid Is to Keep Scotland

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon won a fresh mandate to push for an independence referendum. Whether she gets one could dominate British politics.

Another Scottish Independence Vote Likely With Nationalists Victory
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In the Southside of Glasgow, you’d have been forgiven for thinking only one party was standing in last week’s Scottish election.

The district of Scotland’s largest city is represented by Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of Scotland’s semi-autonomous government. Yellow posters of the Scottish National Party adorned windows of sandstone apartment blocks to show loyalty to the woman who can lead her country to the Promised Land.