nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20191102-162838-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 191102s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20191102-162838-0 doi eng 342 23 Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh Author aut Scotland, Brexit and Independence Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh Verfassungsblog 2019-11-02 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The past month has been important for Brexit developments, with UK Prime Minister Johnson attempting a ‘last minute’ Brexit deal with the EU. In particular, arrangements concerning Northern Ireland have featured prominently. But now, all appears to have been set aside for a December UK general election. However, the UK is composed of four nations, and Scotland’s position in the UK union, often ignored in the Brexit context, now appears near to ‘tipping point’, especially after First Minister Sturgeon’s recent  confirmation that Scotland would hold an independence referendum in 2020. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 brexit Scotland scottish independence Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/scotland-brexit-and-independence/ raw object