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Closed Allow the Shetland Islands a referendum on becoming a crown dependency of the UK

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Allow the Shetland Islands the opportunity to hold a referendum on staying as part of Scotland or becoming a crown dependency of the UK.

Because there is growing support in the Shetland Islands for looking at changes to its constitutional status, as the Scottish Government want a second independence referendum. As such the Shetland isles should be allowed to determine its future if it wants to stay as part of Scotland or become a British crown dependency.

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