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Scottish Leader Calls for New Referendum

March 13, 2017 at 8:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister Of Scotland has announced that she will start proceedings for a second Scottish referendum on independence,” CNBC reports.

“In a speech in Edinburgh, the First Minister said that the language of partnership from the United Kingdom had ‘gone completely’ in relation to Scotland’s view on Brexit… Scotland voted 62% to 38% to remain in Europe, but as it currently exists as part of the United Kingdom would be forced to leave the European Union.”

Majority In Scotland Now Favor Independence

June 26, 2016 at 8:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

A new Sunday Times poll shows that more 52% of Scottish people would vote to leave the U.K. if they would hold a second referendum on independence following Britain’s exit from the European Union.

A new Sunday Post poll shows that 59% of Scots now support independence.

Another Scottish Independence Vote Likely

June 24, 2016 at 7:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 61 Comments

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon “says she believes a second referendum on Scottish independence is ‘highly likely’ after the rest of the UK voted to leave the EU,” the Guardian reports.

“Speaking in Edinburgh, Sturgeon said she was deeply disappointed by the result of the UK referendum but said it had exposed a clear divide between Scottish and English voters, after Scotland voted heavily in favour of remaining.”

Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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