i a mandate from the last holly rood election _ a mandate from the last holly rood election in—election in 2021, and that between the snp and the greens, _ election in 2021, and that between the snp and the greens, they- election in 2021, and that between the snp and the greens, they hadl election in 2021, and that betweenl the snp and the greens, they had a majority— the snp and the greens, they had a majority of— the snp and the greens, they had a majority of seats _ the snp and the greens, they had a majority of seats in _ the snp and the greens, they had a majority of seats in the _ the snp and the greens, they had a majority of seats in the scottish i majority of seats in the scottish parliament. _ majority of seats in the scottish parliament, still— majority of seats in the scottish parliament, still do, _ majority of seats in the scottish parliament, still do, and- majority of seats in the scottish parliament, still do, and that. parliament, still do, and that amounts _ parliament, still do, and that amounts to— parliament, still do, and that amounts to a _ parliament, st

if you are the snp, you would say, i look, we had a mandate from the last holly rood election in 2021he snp. and the greens, they had a majority |of seats in the scottish parliament, j still do, and that amounts - to a mandate for a referendum but i think moving on from it, given we know, whether right or wrong, it wouldn't happen, - the question is what happens next was to mark the debates - about independence now goes to the next scottish i parliamentary election in 2026, just a few years' time, - because what the snp is trying to do here is to say, "the uk is broken, it is no low growth, _ low productivity, high inequality, these problems are entrenched, | the conservatives, they argue, have made them worse, - and they contend that the labour i party will be unable to fix them i so they are thinking into a year's time, they will be going - to the scottish population - in the 2026 holyrood election and saying, the problem is notjust the tories, i it's a whole westminster system now we need to revisit this _ and is notjust by any means this general election, - their referendum strate