Independence
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.
Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 - 2021
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
An anthology of articles written by all the big names in the independence movement.
The Wee Alba Book; the New Case for Independence
Author / Creator: Alba
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
The Alba Party's presentation of the case for independence.
Can an Independent Scotland stand on its own two feet?
Author / Creator: John Jappy
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2013
"If Scotland votes for Independence,... those of us living north of the Border will not lose out." John Jappy
Losing our Independence
Author / Creator: David Heriot
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
There never was a glorious and joyous coming together of Scotland and England. Instead, Scotland was shackled to England to create a United Kingdom of Great Britain, a United Kingdom that was – and still is – firmly under England’s control.
Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021
Author / Creator: Bella Caledonia
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
This is a book celebrating fourteen years of publishing and collaborations. We have taken the idea of ‘self-determination’ and began to ask what would that mean for us as individuals, communities, towns and cities, not just as a nation? We have taken the idea that we have been living through a mistake in our timeline. In Scotland we thought we needed a parliament, then realised it’s actually a democracy we need. Our question is: what does that democracy look like and how can we create it, now?
Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
Small independent countries are performing better on many measures than larger ones. Why not Scotland?
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 of Scotland: Self-Government and the Shifting Politics of Union
Author / Creator: Michael Keating
Media type: Book
Date published: 2009
What this book brings out in an exceptionally lucid fashion, is that the Anglo-Scottish union derives much of its strength from its inherent flexibility. Keating encourages us to think about the extent to which its latest ‘crisis’ can be accommodated by this suppleness or whether constant flexing will result in a stress fracture
Scotland: A Nation-State in Waiting
Author / Creator: Robert Wirth
Media type: Article
Date published: 2019
The stateless nation of Scotland appears to be arrested in a peculiar, liminal ‘in-between time’.
Why Quebec’s independence dream went wrong – lessons for Scotland
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
"Three reasons why Quebec independence support fell away and why those circumstances differ from the Scottish independence movement.
1 Quebec’s independence movement is primarily associated with a white ethnic identity.
2 Canada responded effectively to Quebec’s desire for more autonomy – eventually
3 A focus on the past"
Why Norway Chose to Become an Independent Country – Lessons for Independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Norway has only been an independent country since 1905 – for 500 years before that it was not. First it was in a union with Denmark and then with Sweden. In both cases Norway was the junior partner.
Is Brexit fuelling support for independence?
Author / Creator: John Curtice and Ian Montagu
Media type: Research Paper
Date published: 2021
Evidence suggests that while initially it had little discernible impact on the overall level of support for independence, more recently the pursuit of Brexit has served to increase support for leaving the UK.
Brexit and Beyond: the union
Author / Creator: UK in a Changing Europe
Media type: Report
Date published: February 2021
What happens to powers that were formerly exercised at the EU level, but which fall within devolved competence, has been a recurrent source of disagreement between the UK Government and the devolved administrations.
The Legacy of Brexit John Curtice
Author / Creator: John Curtice
Media type: Report
Date published: February 2021
The decision to leave the EU has helped fuel an increase in support for independence in Scotland, where, in contrast to the rest of the UK, voters backed Remain in 2016 by 62% to 38%
Brexit and Devolution: A New UK Settlement or the Break-Up of Britain?
Author / Creator: David Gow
Media type: Review
Date published: May 2018
An analysis of the constitutional conflict between Westminster and the devolved administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast...concludes that the UK faces a stark choice between a new political/constitutional settlement or the break-up of Britain.
Time for the SNP to get serious
Author / Creator: James Mitchell
Media type: Article
Date published:
“The issues are whether and how an independent Scotland would make the transition, at what cost, paid for by whom, over how long and, crucially, what policies would be needed to get to a position where people are at least no worse off. These are not insurmountable but they are challenging.”
Scotland, Britain, and the Union
Author / Creator: Ali M. Ansari
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
A unionist view of the importance of the union of Scotland and England.
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.