*The strong emotional desire to quit a British union dominates by English Tories-most probably like Boris Johnson who led the Brexit campaign.
Risks of Scotland leaving U.K.
*The economics of Scottish independence are the worst in decades:the global oil crush has left a putative Scottish chancellor with a £15bn black hole in the country's day by day finances
*Scotland's unemployment figures are above the U.K.'s and its GDP is far weaker,with a £15bn trade deficit with the rest of the U.K.
U.K. is heading towards a hard rather than a soft Brexit-a future outside the single market,with only limited access,and significant restrictions of free movement
EUROPEAN UNION
Nicola Sturgeon
"I want Scotland to be independent but I wouldn't choose to have that happen because England votes to come out of the E.U.
The key Scottish interests at stake
Social Protection
Economic prosperity
*Free movement *the system referred to as "passporting" *retainin membership of a single market of 500 million people
Solidarity
*The European Arrest Warrant *The cross border enforcement of civil rights *collective action to tackle climate change *initiatives like Erasmus
The E.U. guarantees core rights and protection for workers
Have Influence
*To end up in where we have to abide by all the rules of the single market but have no say whatsoever in the rules are it would be giving up control
Democracy
*In 2014 we voted to stay part of A U.K. that was a member of the E.U.
Ian Murray
"We need to pause,take half a step back,work together and do what is in the best interests of Scotland,rather than the best interests of the lifelong goals of the SNP