Green kingmakers see Scottish independence vote determined by public appetite

The Green party is the kingmaker for the pro-independence Scottish National Party, which is two seats shy of a majority at Scotland's devolved parliament. 

"It is too soon to say whether and when a further referendum on Scottish independence will take place, but in the wake of the EU referendum result few people will doubt that it must be on the table," a spokesman for the party told Reuters.

Scotland voted 62 to 38 per cent to remain in the EU in a referendum on Thursday, sharply contrasting with Britain's overall 52-48 per cent vote to leave, a result which has left the country and its allies in shock and opened the possibility of further rupture within the UK itself.