Last week, the First Minister revealed she would seek High Court approval for her plan to put the question of Scotland’s constitutional future to the people on October 19, 2023. Dorothy Bain, the Lords Advocate, has now revealed her doubts about the plan in a referral to the High Court, which will ultimately decide whether Holyrood can pave the way for a vote without the UK government’s agreement. Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second independence referendum in October next year GETTY IMAGES “The Lord Advocate must have the necessary degree of confidence that a bill will fall within the exclusive remit in order to ‘clear’ such a statement,” Bain said in her submission. “In this case, the lead counsel
