Scotland will stay open for business and might even leave the United Kingdom if Parliament in London succeeds in taking the nation out of the European Union.
That notion has been brought up before, but the issue gained new strength as the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, said she would ask for "new powers to help keep Scotland in the single market, even if the UK leaves."
British Prime Minister Theresa May is moving forward with plans to separate from the EU.
In a speech to the Scottish National Party in Glasgow, Sturgeon warned that if the Tory government in London stalls a plan for a second referendum on leaving the EU, "Scotland must have the ability to choose a better course."
In the first referendum on leaving the EU, voters in England and Wales endorsed leaving, while those in Scotland and Northern Ireland supported staying in the common market.
"There are many 'no' voters now looking at the Brexit vote with real dismay and wondering if independence might be the best option for Scotland after all," Sturgeon said.
Another possibility would involve the province of Northern Ireland going along with the independence movement, and either joining Scotland or rejoining the Republic of Ireland, which remains part of the European Union.
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