Guardian readers weigh up the likelihood of another vote on Scottish independence, as Nicola Sturgeon says a new referendum is ‘highly likely’

'It's a fudge': 10 readers on a second Scottish referendum

Our news story on SNP’s draft proposal for a new independence referendum before Britain exits the European Union attracted almost 10,000 comments - many reflecting an atmosphere of post-Brexit frustration.



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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday that she is “not rushing to another independence referendum”, but later told BBC Breakfast that a new referendum was “highly likely” within the next two years.

Here are 10 reader views on whether the time is right for another independence referendum.



Scotland voted to Remain

The SNP has to ask the question

It’s too early for another referendum

Sturgeon is playing to her own supporters

EU membership is more valuable than UK membership



It’s a means to push back against a ‘hard Brexit’



Facebook Twitter Pinterest Yes and No Thanks signs on a lamp post in Blantyre during the 2014 referendum campaign. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

It’s a fudge

Noone in Scotland is surprised by this

The UK’s government is increasingly UKIP-inspired



Sturgeon is overplaying her hand