UK Government Opens New Offices in Scotland in Effort to Shore Up Union

UK Government Opens New Offices in Scotland in Effort to Shore Up Union
The Scottish Saltire flag flies next to the British Union Jack flag with the London Eye wheel seen behind in London on July 29, 2019. Toby Melville/Reuters
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LONDON—Britain’s cabinet office will set up a “second flagship HQ” in Glasgow as the government plans to move some of its operations to Scotland, ministers announced on March 15, at a time when support for Scottish independence is running high.

Ties between Scotland and the rest of Britain have been badly strained by a much-criticised COVID-19 pandemic response and Brexit, which a majority in Scotland opposed.