turmoil. alex salmond now legally pursuing the snp... turmoil. alex salmond now legally pursuing the snp. .. with a big war chest from crowdfunding. at the same time, it was his big dream that scotla nd time, it was his big dream that scotland would be independent of the uk. nicola sturgeon, we know where she is out on this issue but she has been vocal on the fact that if the uk does not get a good deal when it comes to brexit, as closely as it can to be aligned to europe, she says they would be to leave. the big question is whether or not conservatives take her seriously. the conservatives say this issue was settled in 2014 for a generation but there were quite a number of tory mps who want to remain closely aligned to the eu and use it as a stick to beat theresa may and the brexiteers to say, you will break up