MacAskill Tells Swinney to Scrap Referendum Plan and Back a Bold New Vote

MacAskill Tells Swinney to Scrap Referendum Plan and Back a Bold New Vote

Kenny MacAskill has called on the pro-Independence movement to ditch the pursuit of another referendum and instead rally behind a plebiscite election, branding the current approach a “political dead end.” The Alba Party leader’s comments came in response to SNP leader John Swinney’s first major speech as First Minister, in which he pledged to seek a pro-Independence majority at the 2026 Holyrood election as a mandate for a second referendum. Whi…