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In June 1964, amid a massive crisis pregnant with revolutionary possibilities, the Pabloite LSSP entered into Madame Bandaranaike’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party government. This was the first time that a party claiming to be Trotskyist and historically associated with the Fourth International had entered into a bourgeois government.
therefore, as is usual, it s likely to be some months before we give ourjudgment. butjust six weeks on, they are about to give their ruling. the five judges heard lawyers for the scottish government argue that because any referendum would be advisory, it could not in itself bring about scottish independence. lawyers for the uk government want the court to throw out the case and also argue an independence bill would cut across those powers specifically reserved to westminster. the 2014 referendum was not in doubt because of an earlier agreement for westminster to lend holyrood explicit authority to proceed. the westminster government unwilling to agree to a similar deal now. whatever today s ruling, the arguments are likely to continue. if the supreme court says no, the debate continues. certainly the snp will fight the next general election on the issue that we want scotland to become an independent country
the scottish government wants to hold a fresh vote. they have a pro independence majority in the parliament here in edinburgh and have named their preferred date as october the 19th of next year. their proposed question, should scotland be an independent country? judges in the highest civil court in the uk have been asked to rule on whether msps at holyrood can go ahead with this without westminster s backing. the hearing is the tip of the iceberg. we also have more than 8,000 pages of written material to consider. therefore, as is usual, it s likely to be some months before we give ourjudgment. butjust six weeks on, they are about to give their ruling. the five judges heard lawyers for the scottish government argue that because any referendum would be advisory, it could not in itself bring about scottish independence. lawyers for the uk government want the court to throw out the case and also argue an independence bill
therefore, as is usual, it s likely to be some months before we give ourjudgment. butjust six weeks on, they are about to give their ruling. the five judges heard lawyers for the scottish government argue that because any referendum would be advisory, it could not in itself bring about scottish independence. lawyers for the uk government want the court to throw out the case and also argue an independence bill would cut across those powers specifically reserved to westminster. the 201a referendum was not in doubt because of an earlier agreement for westminster to lend holyrood explicit authority to proceed. the westminster government unwilling to agree to a similar deal now. whatever today s ruling, the arguments are likely to continue. if the supreme court says no, the debate continues. certainly the snp will fight the next general election on the issue that we want scotland to become an independent country