THE outcome of the Supreme Court’s indyref2 case is not “obvious” and politicians and journalists claiming it is a done deal in the UK Government’s favour should remember previous mistakes, an expert on devolution has said.
Richard Parry, a political scientist and honorary fellow at the University of Edinburgh, said the law around whether Holyrood could hold a referendum on independence without Westminster consent was “uncertain”, and that assertions about how the UK’s highest court would rule were “not based on anything other than speculation”.
It comes as the Supreme Court deliberates on arguments heard earlier in October from the top law officers representing the UK and Scottish governments. Lord Robert Reed, the president of the court, said a ruling would likely take “some months”, with thousands of documents for judges to pore over.
