Is Theresa May’s Scots Brexit charm offensive working?

Theresa May has made wooing Scotland over Brexit one of her key missions. Her first trip as Prime Minister was up to Edinburgh to meet Nicola Sturgeon in order to reassure her that she was willing to listen to ‘all options’ following the referendum. It was an attempt to put out the fire started by Sturgeon in the hours after the June 23rd vote, when the Scottish First Minister said that Scotland did not vote for Brexit (despite two-in-five Scots having done exactly that). So far, May has been using the carrot rather than the stick to deal with Scottish dissent over the Brexit vote. And that strategy has continued today with the Scottish Secretary David Mundell spelling out how he plans to listen to Scots in order to placate those frustrated with the referendum outcome. He’ll speak to representatives from the oil industry, law, business and farming. And Mundell has also said talks will be held throughout Scotland with local authorities.