The judgement from the Supreme Court last Wednesday was crystal clear: it is not within the powers of the Scottish Parliament to hold an independence referendum.
But this legal judgement is only that – the political ramifications will continue. What was most striking for me about the response from the UK Government, from both Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack, is that they appeared to believe that this judgement settled the matter.
It’s worth remembering that the UK Government argued in the Supreme Court that the argument shouldn’t even be heard, a position also rejected by the court.
