So, in purely legal terms, the decision to propose a referendum on unity lies with the parliament, while the approval or rejection of the Irish unification proposal rests with the electorate. 52 See Scotland Act 1998, Sch. 5. 53 E Smith and A Young, ‘That’s how it worked in 2014, and how it would have to work again’, UK Constitutional Law Association, 15 March 2017. 54 UK Supreme Court, Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998, [2022...