The Scottish Parliament’s pro-European rhetoric after Brexit: a shattered consensus?
As the vast majority of MSPs were in favour of continuing membership of the EU, the 2016 referendum was a challenge. They had to adapt their outlook to the evolving process handled by the UK government, while protecting their autonomy within the UK against recentralisation. This article, which attem...
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Observatoire de la société britannique
2026
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| Résumé: | As the vast majority of MSPs were in favour of continuing membership of the EU, the 2016 referendum was a challenge. They had to adapt their outlook to the evolving process handled by the UK government, while protecting their autonomy within the UK against recentralisation. This article, which attempts to chart a common political discourse beyond divergence about the future of Scotland between the SNP in power and unionists, contends that the founding consensus was shattered because of the shifting frame. |
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