Independence
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The advantages of independence relate to:
Self determination
Political identity
Brexit and EU membership
Maintenance of publicly owned health service
Control over use of resources
Economic control
Currency
Security and nuclear weapons
Full answer here: Some advantages to Scottish independence
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The odds are of course changing all the time. At September 2021 the betting was slightly favouring independence, while the polls were slightly favouring remain.
Full answer here: Betting odds on Scottish independence
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Scotland needs a "legal personality". It is usually accepted that membership of the United Nations is the best indicator of Nationhood. The key is a recognition agreement with the UK.
Full answer here: Establishing Scotland as a Nation
‘There’s nothing in the Union for Scotland,’ says George Monbiot
Author / Creator: James Walker
Media type: Article
Date published:
“I can't see what you gain now from continuing to be part of this mess,”
The New Case for Optimism
Author / Creator: Jim Sillars
Media type: Book
Date published: 2025
Independence is about the wellbeing Scots in the context of a dramatically declining UK economy.
Scotland The New State of an Old Nation
Author / Creator: Duncan Sim
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
There has been a sea-change in Scotland’s sense of itself.
Exploring Sovereignty in Scotland
Author / Creator: David McCrone
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Scottish independence movement places independence in a European context of shared sovereignty.
Labour, the Starmer Project, the Battle for Britain and Our Collective Future
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
This is an age of anti-incumbency. Yet the scale of Labour’s emerging unpopularity is striking.
Catalonia and Scotland: Nations in Flux
Author / Creator: Paul Anderson
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
Debates on nationalism and independence in Western Europe (and beyond) have been dominated by discussions on events in Catalonia and Scotland.
Scotland’s Economy: the case for independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2014
For centuries Scotland has been at the heart of global economic innovation. This is no longer the case.
Yes Scotland
Author / Creator: Scottish National Party
Media type: Website
Date published: 2023 -
The SNP have launched a revamped Yes Scotland website with the aim of “empowering” Scottish independence activists.
The Lesley Riddoch Podcast
Author / Creator: Lesley Riddoch
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023 -
Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce.
Renewing democracy through independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
people who live in Scotland have the right to choose how they should be governed
Sovereignty for Dummies
Author / Creator: Peter Thomson
Media type: Opinion
Date published:
A brief guide to Scottish sovereignty
The Scottish Economy and Nationalism: Constructing Scotland's Imagined Economy
Author / Creator: James Foley
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
"The 'Scottish economy' continues to dominate - and to limit - debate about the country's future."
A fork in the road
Author / Creator: Jonathon Shafi
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
Misplaced loyalty is coming back to bite the independence movement
After Independence: The Need for Political Strategy
Author / Creator: Sophie Johnson
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
The departure of Nicola Sturgeon ... makes clear that independence is mothballed for now. But we cannot let this reality dissuade us from challenging power at a national level.
Can Scotland enjoy a ‘velvet divorce’ from UK?
Author / Creator: Kieran Williams
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"It seems that when it comes to disentangling nations with a shared government, breaking up can be hard to do."
Strategy and the Sociopaths
Author / Creator: George Gunn
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2022
"Scottish independence is not a romantic notion. It is a necessary social, cultural, economic and political reality."
Unhelpful Clarifications
Author / Creator: Michael Keating
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
The Supreme Court judgment on the legality of a Scottish independence referendum is to remove democratic rights.