Parliament officially gave the PM permission to begin the process of leaving the EU. Well, technically it's not official until the Queen gives Royal Assent, but that's a mere formality, of course, as she would only refuse Royal Assent on the advice of the PM, who obviously supports it, and depending on whom you ask, the Queen may or may not support Brexit herself, anyway.
That said, the process brings more turmoil to Her Majesty's primary realm, as Nicola Sturgeon has ended months of waffling by publicly calling for a new Scottish independence referendum sometime in late 2018 or early 2019. Last year, after the Brexit vote (which Scots voted against by over 20 points), support for independence ticked over 50% for a while, before dropping back down again. Early this year, as the Brexit process has begun steaming forward, polls have bounced around, but remained very close.
May rejected Sturgeon's call, but delayed notice to the EU for a few weeks, perhaps a signal that she'd rather make an attempt at peace with the Scots than have a direct face-off over independence on the heels of Brexit's finalization (for which Sturgeon planned her proposed timetable very wisely).
Should be interesting watching this develop. As for the Queen? She's already the monarch of 16 legally separate realms. What's the big deal with adding one more?
That said, the process brings more turmoil to Her Majesty's primary realm, as Nicola Sturgeon has ended months of waffling by publicly calling for a new Scottish independence referendum sometime in late 2018 or early 2019. Last year, after the Brexit vote (which Scots voted against by over 20 points), support for independence ticked over 50% for a while, before dropping back down again. Early this year, as the Brexit process has begun steaming forward, polls have bounced around, but remained very close.
May rejected Sturgeon's call, but delayed notice to the EU for a few weeks, perhaps a signal that she'd rather make an attempt at peace with the Scots than have a direct face-off over independence on the heels of Brexit's finalization (for which Sturgeon planned her proposed timetable very wisely).
Should be interesting watching this develop. As for the Queen? She's already the monarch of 16 legally separate realms. What's the big deal with adding one more?