Orkney examines post-Brexit independence possibility (From HeraldScotland)
ORKNEY is looking into whether it can loosen ties with Scotland and the UK , or become independent in the wake of Brexit it has emerged.
Thirteen councillors making up the majority of the 21 elected representatives of the island's only local authority have for the first time forced an investigation into whether greater autonomy or self-determination would benefit the group of 70 islands at a time of constitutional uncertainty within the UK and in Europe.
Thirteen councillors making up the majority of the 21 elected representatives of the island's only local authority have for the first time forced an investigation into whether greater autonomy or self-determination would benefit the group of 70 islands at a time of constitutional uncertainty within the UK and in Europe.
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