Independence
Brexit, Scotland, and the Continuing Divergence of Politics.
Author / Creator: M K Thompson
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: 2019
Differences of politics in Scotland and England leads to claims that the Scottish people are being governed against their will. This creates a constitutional crisis which has manifested in desires for self-government. Brexit contradicts the 2014 referendum assurances that only by rejecting independence could Scotland stay in the EU.
Brexit and the inevitability of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: Paul Cairney
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
Only independence can remove the democratic deficit. Scottish independence is the cosmopolitan choice. There will be some economic damage, uncertainty, and a new currency. No has, in some ways, a stronger case in the second referendum but a far lower chance of success: it will lose because there will be no-one out there able to tell the No story.
Brexit has reinvigorated Scottish nationalism
Author / Creator: The Economist
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Scottish independence is a constitutional project, not an economic one. Fixing who governs you takes precedence over an easy life for supermarkets or civil servants. Brexit has shown that a committed government, with the mandate of a referendum and an appetite for dislocation, can go a long way.
How Brexit shapes people's views on Scottish independence
Author / Creator: John Curtice
Media type: web page
Date published:
A review of polls at January 2021 shows increasing support for independence, possibly due to Brexit.
The Union of 1707: the Historical Context
Author / Creator: The Scottish History Society
Media type: Article
Date published:
A Scottish historical view of the passing of the Act of Union.
A Not-So-Brief History of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: Meilan Soll
Media type: Article
Date published:
This primer covers Scottish independence from the Roman era to the Jacobite revolts, the 2014 referendum and Brexit
Scoxit?
Author / Creator: David Hearne
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2019
Decisions on independence are balanced between a few elements:
- A rebalancing of relations with England outside the EU.
- Independence with the objective to join the EU, creating a hard border with England.
- Independence outside the EU and some trading arrangement with England.
- Independence with membership of EFTA and a softer border with England.
Scotland the Brave? An Overview of the Impact of Scottish Independence on Business
Author / Creator: Clifford Chance
Date published: July 2021
Businesses in an independent Scotland will have to react to
- new legislation
- Citizenship arrangements
- National assets division
- New currency
- New tax regime
- New financial regulator
Among other things.
Scottish Politics - Next Independence Referendum Result Betting Odds
Author / Creator: Odds checker
Media type: Web site
Date published: 2021-
You can follow the betting odds on and against Scottish independence on websites such as OddsChecker.
The arguments for and against Scottish independence
Author / Creator: JULIA O'DRISCOLL
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Summary of pros and cons of independence.
Why support Scottish Independence? 10 Reasons to support an Independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Jan-Pieter Atsma
Media type: Article
Date published:
10 Reasons to support an Independent Scotland
What are the arguments for Scottish independence? Experts explain the reasons why Scotland would vote ‘Yes’
Author / Creator: Jenna Macfarlane
Media type: News Media
Date published:
A summary of reasons for Scottish Independence.
What are the pros and cons of Scottish independence?
Author / Creator: Peter Mirtitsch
Media type: Web site
Date published:
Scottish independence is where Scotland is governed by people who live and work in Scotland, with a government based in Scotland. We get to decide our own way in the world, and if we want, we can join whatever other bodies, such as the EU that WE want for OUR reasons, and we can welcome people from all over the world who wish to live, work, and contribute to our society.
Small states in a big world
Author / Creator: Michael Keating
Media type: book
Date published: 2021
Small countries are vulnerable in a world of large states. But they may have opportunities not open to their larger neighbours. This work examines three different models of adaptation, concluding that, whichever model is adopted, it will require internal reform as well as external independence.
Scotland has got what it takes to be an independent country
Author / Creator: Olaf Stando
Media type: Political Party Paper
Date published: 2020
Independence is about the right of people in Scotland to decide their own future
- We’re the ideal size
- Scotland is a wealthy nation with a big economy
- We’re educated and talented
- We have extraordinary energy resources
- We export high quality produce and goods
- We are at the cutting edge of the industries of the future
- We’re big enough, rich enough and smart enough – even opponents of independence believe so
Scotland’s new choice; Independence after Brexit
Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
Leading experts examine the key issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence since UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
Past the Point of no Return: Scotland, Brexit and Independence
Author / Creator: Klaus Stolz
Media type: Article
Date published: 2020
Brexit is a possible catalyst for the disintegration of Great Britain.
Unions and Citizens: Membership Status and Political Rights in the Scotland, the UK and the EU
Author / Creator: Jo Shaw
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
This paper explores the viability of the UK as a union state. It considers Scottish, UK, and EU citizenship.
For freedom alone: Secession after the Scottish referendum
Author / Creator: Timothy William Waters
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
The UK is the rare country that accepts the possibility of its own division. Great Britain's acquiescence made Scottish secession possible. The pathways of Scottish secession have been an internal UK affair.
Scotland, Secession, and the European Union
Author / Creator: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
Scotland not be forced to leave the EU against its will.