Constitution
The Case for a Scottish Clarity Act
Author / Creator: Stephen Coulter
Media type: Article
Date published:
This article seeks to add to the debate on the future of the UK's territorial constitution by arguing for the passage of a ‘Scottish Clarity Act’ by the UK government, which would outline the rules about when and how a future Scottish independence referendum should be conducted.
Scottish independence: what does the diaspora think?
Author / Creator: Murray Stewart Leith
Media type: Article
Date published:
Scottish independence is a matter for debate, not only in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, but also in the Scottish diaspora. Their views have rarely been sought, yet they will have a view on the constitutional future of their homeland.
The Union Needs A New Identity
Author / Creator: Mark McInnes
Media type: Article
Date published:
A radicalised, nostalgic and reductive unionism only alienates most people. To create a stronger union, we need to embrace and celebrate the UK’s rich diversity
Preparing for the end
Author / Creator: Peter A Bell
Media type: Article
Date published:
That the people of Scotland are sovereign is both a constitional fact and an inviolable principle
How did we get here? The SNP’s unravelling political strategy and the 2024 UK General Election.
Author / Creator: Mark McGeoghegan
Media type: Article
Date published:
For the first time in eight years, Scotland will have an election that is not first and foremost about Scottish secession from the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, understanding the dynamics of the constitutional debate in Scotland, and particularly the SNP’s failure to secure a second secessionist referendum and the disarming of the SNP’s most powerful electoral narratives, remains crucial for understanding how we came to this place in Scottish politics.
Scotland and independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Independence Foundation
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
The aim of this booklet is to describe briefly the case for an
independent Scotland and how it may be achieved
Scottish constitution should include the right to free healthcare
Author / Creator: Jim Stamper
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
IT was hugely significant that the auditor general recently reported that poor mental health cost the Scottish economy £8.8 billion in 2019.
The SNP’s slow route to building independence
Author / Creator: Richard Parry
Media type: Article
Date published:
The Scottish Government under Humza Yousaf’s brief and unsuccessful leadership maintained some momentum on independence by issuing nine further instalments of their series ‘Building a New Scotland’ between June 2023 and March 2024.
Constitutionally Sound - CCC podcast
Author / Creator: Centre on Constitutional Change
Media type: Podcasts
Date published: 2020 -
Podcasts on current affairs by specialists.
Public attitudes towards the constitutional future of the UK: Analysis from the 2023 State of the Union Survey
Author / Creator: Ailsa Henderson
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Public attitudes to a constitutional settlement are deeply polarised.
Constitutionally Sound
Author / Creator: Centre on Constitutional Change
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2020-
Constitutionally Sound is the regular podcast run by the Centre on Constitutional Change (CCC). The Centre's fellows are academics in the fields of political science, economics, social policy and constitutional law. They are based at UK universities and research institutes, with a network of international partners.
Building a New Scotland: Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Government Document
Date published: 2023
This paper sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for a written constitution that puts democracy, rights and equality at the heart of everything we do as an independent country.
Independence is both inevitable and impossible. A possible pathway to Interdependence
Author / Creator: Justin Kenrick
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
“We don’t just need a different constitutional outcome. We need a different constitution-making process.”
What is a Section 35, and how does it affect Scotland’s gender recognition law
Author / Creator: The Ferret
Media type: report
Date published: 2022
An explanation of Section 35 and its implications for devolution.
Constitutional reform: Controversy or Consensus on how the UK should be governed
Author / Creator: John Curtice
Media type: Opinion poll
Date published: 2022
A majority of people want electoral reform, and Scottish independence. Increasing support is being shown for Irish reunification and for changing the UK constitution.
Union with England Act 1707
Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland
Media type: Act
Date published:
The Union with England Act 1707 from the National Archives
Act of Union 1707
Author / Creator: UK Government
Date published:
The Act of Union from the UK Parliament view point.
Union with England Act 1707
Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland
Media type: Act of Parliament
Date published:
The Act of Union as recorded by the National Archives
The Act of Ratification of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England
Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland
Date published: 1707
A contemporaneous reprinting of the Act of Ratification of the Scottish Parliment.
The Scottish Act of Union
Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland
Media type: Book
Date published: 1708
An almost contemporary reprinting of the Act of Union from the Scottish Parliament and the events leading up to it.