How a nod from Germany could trigger a second Scottish independence referendum

The SNP are mulling the timing of a second independence referendum. But the party needs help from abroad.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that MPs must have a say in triggering Article 50. But in the same moment, it dismissed the idea that the devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales could have a say too.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon quickly asked whether it was time for Scotland take its future into its own hands. “It is becoming ever clearer that this is a choice that Scotland must make,” she declared.