The SNP have no mandate to pursue secession

1. The constitution is a reserved matter.

2. Thus, the Scottish electorate were not voting on the constitution.

3. Even the SNP agreed that the 2014 referendum should be a ‘once in a generation’ vote.

4. The then Prime Minister had already announced his intention to hold a UK-wide in/out EU referendum before the 2014 vote was held.

5. The current Prime Minister has the right and absolutely ought to refuse any request for a referendum.

6. According to polls support for secession is less than 50% and falling.

7. According to polls most Green Party voters do not support secession.

8. Nicola Sturgeon explicitly stated in the campaign that people who favour other SNP policies [who should have their heads examined] should vote for the party even if they oppose independence which completely undermines her (anyway false) claim that these elections could provide a mandate for a second referendum.

9. It appears that a majority of voters in Scotland voted for parties who oppose independence.