Who should vote?

Meanwhile, another regular correspondent, Alex Orr, had ideas as to who should be allowed to participate in any Indyref2.

Following on from Alex Orr's letter considering the franchise for any possible future independence referendum, surely it would be logical to make it everybody eligible for Scottish citizenship as defined in the SNP'S 2013 publication Scotland's Future p291-2. This included ‘Scottish born British citizens currently living outside of Scotland’, ‘those who have a parent or grandparent who qualifies for Scottish citizenship’, ‘those who have a demonstrable connection to Scotland and have spent at least ten years living here at some stage, whether as a child or an adult’, and more.

Jock Tamson I don't even see why it's up for discussion. Here in the UK, we enfranchise our ex-pats; there used to be a rule that anyone living outside the country for over 15 years became disenfranchised in the UK, but that was abolished after the controversy it caused during the Brexit vote. The result of a (hypothetical) second independence referendum would affect Scots around the world. In the unlikely event that Scotland chose independence, they would be forced to choose their national identity – a decision with repercussions that would continue down the generations. It is only right and fair, therefore, that the Scottish diaspora should be enfranchised. Apart from that: how does the disenfranchisement of the Scottish diaspora square with SNP claims that they want to see an independent Scotland playing a bigger part on the global stage?

Lux (not Ron)