国际英语资讯:Spotlight: No-deal Brexit prospect could bring Scottish independence vote forward
<p><span word="EDINBURGH">EDINBURGH</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Remain">Remain</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nicola">Nicola</span> <span word="Sturgeon">Sturgeon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="delivers">delivers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> "<span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="later">later</span>" <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="TIPPING">TIPPING</span> <span word="POINT">POINT</span></p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Keating">Keating</span>, <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>'," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> 47 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="disagreeing">disagreeing</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span>, 46 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="Yes">Yes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 43 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="by">by</span> 62 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 38 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p>
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