SCOTTISH comedian Susie McCabe has claimed “we are not living in a functioning British democracy anymore” as she cast doubt over whether a de facto referendum would be recognised by the current Tory government.
The SNP have said they plan to contest the next General Election on the sole issue of independence after the UK Supreme Court ruled that Holyrood cannot legislate for a referendum without the green light from Westminster.
And although McCabe said a de facto referendum was the right call, she insisted there needed to be a “fundamental shift” in British politics before it would have any chance of being recognised – suggesting it would be easier for the SNP to negotiate with a Labour government or a more centrist Tory group.
