Why does Scotland want independence?
Scotland's right to choose: putting Scotland's future in Scotland's hands
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: government report
Date published:
It is the right of the people of Scotland to determine the form of government best suited to their needs. This has been consistently accepted for decades across the political spectrum. It is powerfully demonstrated by Scotland's recent history.
The Case for Scottish Independence; a History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland
Author / Creator: Ben Jackson
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
An influential separatist Scottish nationalism began to take shape only in the 1970s and achieved its present ideological maturity in the course of the 1980s and 1990s. It was unusual in that it demanded independence not to defend a threatened ancestral culture but as the most effective way to promote the agenda of the left.
Believe in Scotland’s Manifesto for Wellbeing.
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Ask yourself: wouldn’t you like to live in a country with a social/economic/environmental policy framework based on this set of values? Wouldn’t you like to be able to vote to create such a nation?
Scottish Sovereignty Research Group
Author / Creator: Scottish Sovereignty Research Group
Media type: Web site
Date published: 2020 -
The objectives of the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group:
- Research means to become independent which will be legally recognized other than through a Westminster sanctioned referendum
- Continue to develop a written constitution.
- Hold a broad survey among Scots to determine what kind of country they would like to see
What can the Scottish Parliament do with new social security powers?
Author / Creator: Paul Spicker
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: February 2016
Scotland will not be able to experiment and to innovate under the current devolution of social security powers.
An Unequal Kingdom: The Barriers to Federalism in the UK
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: April 2018
Federalism will not work without constitutions for all the parts of the UK and most importantly England. Without defined powers England can undo any federalism.