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[โ€“] essell 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That was a passing fancy, a dream of good government.

Reality has hit hard and they've moved on

[โ€“] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 10 points 3 months ago

Many Scottish people were convinced to stay in the UK so they would have access to Europe (an independent Scotland wouldn't automatically get that).

Now that argument has vanished there is much less holding Scotland in the UK.