Thanks, Nicola!

I was distraught this morning. Non-metropolitan England had voted in great numbers for Brexit, and the British TV channels hardly mentioned Scotland at all.

Shortly after 11 o’clock, however, Nicola Sturgeon started her press conference, and one of her first sentences was this:

.@NicolaSturgeon addresses Europeans living in Scotland: "You remain welcome here. Your contribution is valued." https://t.co/p7G1oayxwr

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 24, 2016

It’s hard to express in words how much this meant to me. It brought a tear to my eye. Thanks, Nicola!

And then she proceeded to state in no uncertain terms that it’s very likely there’ll be a second independence referendum soon (I loved her choice of flags, by the way):

.@NicolaSturgeon: "The option of a second [Scottish] referendum must be on the table, and it is." https://t.co/5FqsmDttpQ

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 24, 2016

This gives me a lot of hope. Scotland might never leave the European Union, but simply leave the broken British one instead.

We need to make this happen!