The move shores up their position within the separatist movement at the expense of reaching out to sceptics and unionists.
Also: Ministers give opponents of Troubles amnesty six weeks to propose alternatives and square off to the devocrats over freeports.
Many maintain close ties with families and friends back home. Their interest in the future of Scotland remains undimmed.
Our panel, including Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross, discuss the impact of the recent Holyrood election.
Has the party secured a base it can build on in a less polarised politics? Or is it merely propped up on borrowed pro-UK votes?
She says it would be “absurd and completely outrageous” if it challenged the Scottish parliament in court over legislation on another referendum.
Brown warns the PM that using “the legal process to subvert Scottish democracy” won’t work.
But he adds that he is “determined” to work with Sturgeon “in dealing with the immediate problems we face.”
The Nationalists themselves are doing everything they can to minimise their central policy. All the materials for denying their mandate are there.
For many, Brexit is a powerful justification for a new independence referendum. But this, too, works both ways.
Sturgeon says they will negotiate so that “businesses do not, in a practical sense, suffer any of that”.
“They are determined to have another referendum – even if it is an illegal, wildcat one,” warns the Scottish Conservative leader.
“Coming through the trauma of Covid It’s right that we focus on rebuilding our country. ” – Sarwar
Sturgeon’s position in the party remains dominant, but she needs to assert that dominance in a way she didn’t before.
It should seize the initiative and challenge the right of the party to speak for all Scots.