Independence

Becoming independent: political participation and youth transitions in the Scottish referendum

Author / Creator: Lynn Jamieson

Media type: Report

Date published: 2017

 The 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum catalysed remarkably high levels of voter turnout among the youngest group of voters.


Getting to Maybe: Currency, Debt and the Pre-negotiation of Independence

Author / Creator: Cristine Bell

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

There is a great prize for the No campaign in the pre-negotiation currency tactic: its nuclear nature may indeed blast the yes campaign’s apparent green shoots. 


Journey to Independence

Author / Creator: Raymond Rose

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

There is a path to Independence, but it isn’t a shortcut.


Top-down or bottom-up? Campaigns, social media, and the Scottish independence referendum

Author / Creator: Des McNulty

Media type: Article

Date published: 2019

Role of the media in independence campaigns during the 2014 independence build-up.


Scotland and Independence; Independence in your pocket

Author / Creator: Scottish Independence Foundation

Media type: Pamphlet

Date published: 2025

This booklet describes briefly the case for an independent Scotland and how it may be achieved. 


Discourse, Voice, and the Politics of Participation in the Scottish Independence Referendum

Author / Creator: Maike Dinger

Media type: Book

Date published: 2026

The media told a "one-dimensional" story and "ordinary people" were "hardly featured" in coverage of the 2014 independence referendum


Broken Westminster promises show why Scotland must decide its own future

Author / Creator: y

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2025

You deserve the right to decide again


Independence is Scotland’s Fresh Start

Author / Creator: Yes

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2025

Where the Scottish Parliament has the powers, it delivers.


Creating a Better Scotland

Author / Creator: The Scottish Citizens’ Convention

Media type: Book

Date published: 2024

A challenge to realise the hopes and dreams of the nation


Nationalism, party political discourse and Scottish independence: comparing discursive visions of Scotland's constitutional status

Author / Creator: Stuart Whigham

Media type: Article

Date published: 2019

Political parties' use of sentiment in their position on Scottish independence.


These traps awaiting us in 2026 must be carefully avoided

Author / Creator: Tommy Sheppard

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2025

The notion of exclusion, being a loser in the division of life’s spoils, is a powerful driver in contemporary politics.


The cost of dependence: The hidden price of the union

Author / Creator: David Murray

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2026

Dependence on Westminster costs ordinary Scots dearly: austerity, health crises, and learned helplessness


What Use are Political Parties?

Author / Creator: George Gunn

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

At the recent SNP conference, John Swinney effectively committed his party to the dead end of Devolution. 


The independence movement has ignored a massive clue over its failure

Author / Creator: Robin McAlpine

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

For 10 years we’ve all been stuck with a single strategy for independence.  Let Robin McAlpine tell you what can work instead.


‘Yes’ A non-nationalist argument for Scottish independence

Author / Creator: Neil Davidson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

We should be sceptical about claims that independence would automatically lead to the creation of a social democratic society.


DECOLONISATION PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

Author / Creator: Justice pour Tous Internationale

Media type: Petition

Date published: 2025

This landmark action represents a pivotal moment for the campaign to restore Scotland's sovereignty, fundamentally reshaping the discourse around Scotland’s constitutional and international status


This is what Zack Polanski can teach the SNP about courage

Author / Creator: Lesley Riddoch

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

Bold is as bold does


A Fresh Start with Independence

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Date published: 2025

"Independence is today urgent, necessary and possible"


If Scotland is to become independent, we need a revolution

Author / Creator: Alec Ross

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

Scotland needs a robust political and economic strategy


Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Government Paper

Date published: 2025

Scotland has a separate justice system.  With independence this can be developed to suit the country.