http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220630-172744-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/scottish-indyref-2/ Scottish Indyref 2 - Towards Another Constitutional Crisis Skoutaris, Nikos eng 2022-06-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Referendum Right to Secede scottish independence secession UK Constitutionalism Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On Tuesday 28 June, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed the Scottish Parliament about her plans for a second independence referendum. According to the proposed Bill, the referendum will take place on 19 October 2023. The announcement reopened the age-old debate about the ‘festering issue’ whether Holyrood does possess the power to organise such referendum without the explicit consent of Westminster.