2014 independence referendum

‘Yes’ A non-nationalist argument for Scottish independence

Author / Creator: Neil Davidson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

The problems posed by independence are not directly economic, but are related to the capitalist economy through a series of mediations.


Scottish Independence, then and now

Author / Creator: Nicola McEwen

Media type: Podcast

Date published: 2021

How have matters changed since 2014 as a result of Brexit and Covid?


Scottish Independence and Scotland's Future

Author / Creator: Scotland UN-Committee

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

Archive of documents on 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum


Wee White Blossom: What Post-Referendum Scotland Needs to Flourish

Author / Creator: Lesley Riddoch

Media type: Book

Date published: 2014

So stands Scotland where it did [after 2014 referendum]? Not on your nelly.


Age and Variations in the Attitude towards Scottish Independence – An Exploration of Cohort and Lifecycle

Author / Creator: Anna Schneider Anna Schneider is

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

Polls and surveys have repeatedly shown that the lower the age of a person, the higher is the likelihood of them favouring independence 


BBC bias and the Scots referendum - new report

Author / Creator: John Robertson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2014

Research on bias and fairness in news reporting on the issue Independence prior to the Scottish referendum, 2014


Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence

Author / Creator: James Foley

Media type: Book

Date published: 2022

Since the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. Scotland After Britain argues for fidelity to the true meaning of the word independence. It should mean not only a break from the failing British state, but also from the prison of free trade and militarism that has delivered successive crises.


Scotland's economy by the numbers

Author / Creator: Nina dos Santos

Media type: Video

Date published: 2014

View of Scotland's prospect for independence before the 2014 refrendum.


Scotland's Decision; 16 questions to think about for the referendum on 18 September [2014]

Author / Creator: Charlie Jeffrey

Date published: 2014

A key document outlining the issues for the Scottish electorate from the Independence view.


Scottish Independence and Scotland's Future

Author / Creator: Alastair McIntyre

Media type: Website

Date published:

Documentation of the events prior to, and leading up to, the 2014 Independence referendum.


The Independence Referendum of 2014: Issues and Outcome

Author / Creator: Michael Keating

Media type: Book

Date published: 2020

An analysis of the issues of the 2014 independence referendum.


The Independence Question

Author / Creator: Coree Brown Swan

Media type: Book

Date published: 2020

The meaning of "independence" in the 2014 referendum was multifaceted. Its meaning has changed since then.


George Monbiot: Independent Scotland could show a way out of climate crisis

Author / Creator: Spowart, Nan

Media type: newspaper article

Date published:

George Monbiot interview highlights the need for mass mobilisation to combat climate change. The 2014 Scottish Independence movement provides a good example of how to create a mass movement in the 21st century.


Getting ahead of the curve What next for Scotland and the Union?

Author / Creator: ALUN EVANS

Media type: Lecture

Date published:

Alun Evans (formerly at the Scottish Office making the case for the Union) focuses on the hurly-burly of the 2014 referendum campaign, and his own suggestions for securing a long-term future for the Union.  His solutions - full tax devolution, spending, domestic policy, and energy policy.  Agreement on shared responsibilities, continuation of the monarchy, monetary policy set by UK, defence and foreign policy set by UK.  [The expanded devolution that was promised but neve delivered]


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.


Constructing the Visual Online Political Self: An Analysis of Instagram Use by the Scottish Electorate

Author / Creator: Jamie Mahoney

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published:

The Scottish electorate used image-sharing for self-expression. They posted a variety of visual content. It showed a diversity of political opinion. People used Instagram to craft and present their "political selves".


Whose voices are heard in the news? A study of sources in television coverage of the Scottish independence referendum

Author / Creator: Marina Dekavalla

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published:

Male-dominated political elites are the main focus in the news.  The coverage represents the views of politicians to the public. It provides limited public participation in the political debate.


The Yes Volunteers: Capturing the biggest grassroots campaign in Scotland’s history

Author / Creator: Iain Black

Media type: Assessment report

Date published: March 2016

This report examines who the volunteers of the 2014 Yes campaign were, what they did, what they thought of the campaign and their experience of it and the results from it provide evidence to support, refine or debunk ideas held about the campaign.