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Britain is in the middle of a full-blown constitutional crisis. The crisis resolves itself around the definition of the referendum: was it a representation of the sovereign will of the people? Or was it a consultative act informing parliament of the electorate’s wishes?
Nicola Sturgeon and Martin McGuinness recognised the stakes of this question quicker than anyone else. A referendum has been called on the future constitution of the United Kingdom and the result has split along national lines. This has huge implications for the Union. McGuinness and Sturgeon are suggesting that the nation that went to the polls on Thursday no longer exists.
