A SUPREME Court ruling that Holyrood does not have the power to hold a referendum could boost support for independence by showing the UK Government believes Scotland is a “pretend” nation, according to a former UK civil servant who helped negotiate the 2014 vote.
Ciaran Martin, professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, said while Unionists are “busy denouncing” the Scottish Government’s plans, they are paying less attention to the political consequences of the court’s decision.
