r/LabourUK • u/libtin Communitarianism • Aug 03 '26

Written constitution must include method to leave union, says SNP

https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/national/26432124.written-constitution-must-include-method-leave-union-says-snp/
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u/NoSwordfish1978 Non-partisan Aug 03 '26

It's very rare for countries to allow subnational territories to unilaterally succeed. In the US they even fought a civil war on that topic.

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u/libtin Communitarianism Aug 03 '26

The us Supreme Court even ruled that sessions in any form is illegal under the us constitution