Rejected petition UK wide advisory referendum on Scotland's membership of the United Kingdom

The SNP representing 4% of the UK are again asking for a referendum to decide the future of the UK, in which 92% of UK voters will not be eligible to vote. A UK wide advisory referendum would allow the UK government and Scottish Assembly gauge public opinion for allowing a second independence vote.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177757

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Date submitted 16 March 2017
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