Brexit
Scottish independence trading costs calculated
Author / Creator: Douglas Fraser
Media type: web page
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There may be significant economic costs resulting from independence. However, there is no reason Scotland cannot prosper as other small nations have. This report looks at the cumulative effect over 15 years.
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.
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.
Brexit, nationalism and disintegration in the European Union and the United Kingdom
Author / Creator: Ben Wellings
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: 2020
The Brexit referendum opened up conflict between executive, parliamentary, national and popular sovereignties in the differing nations of the United Kingdom and had a noticeable effect on British disintegration.
Can Scotland afford to go it alone?
Author / Creator: Ruth Strachan
Media type: Article
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With every passing election, Scotland seems to move closer to independence. Investment Monitor explores the obstacles the country would face should it leave the UK.
What would an independent Scotland’s defence and security priorities be?
Author / Creator: Colin Fleming
Media type: book
Date published: 2020
BREXIT has changed the context of thinking about the priorities for the security and defence of Scotland. The decisions will be political rather than capacity.
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.
What are the implications of independence for public revenues and spending?
Author / Creator: Graeme Roy
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: 2021
There is no question that an independent Scotland could run a sustainable budget. But like the UK, an independent Scotland would face major fiscal challenges both in the short and long run. Based upon the latest data, an independent Scotland is likely to face greater challenges than the UK as a whole (at least in the short-term).
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
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This paper explores the viability of the UK as a union state. It considers Scottish, UK, and EU citizenship.
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.
How Scotland suffers most from Brexit
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Brexit is just the latest and most obvious example of the democratic deficit which makes the Union so damaging to Scotland and renders it impossible for the people of Scotland to have any control over our country’s future.
Was Britain's economy already broken or will Brexit break it?
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
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The economic situation has been made even worse by the unfolding disaster that is Brexit. Scotland's view has been ignored by the Westminster government.
Scottish independence referendum: why the economic issues are quite different to 2014
Author / Creator: Graeme Roy
Media type: Review
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Scotland has a successful economy. It has challenges - inequalities, ageing population, and less dynamic businesses than competitors. The engaged population will demand facts and figures rather than political persuasion.
Nation to Nation Scotland's place in the world.
Author / Creator: Stephen Gethins
Media type: book
Date published: 2021
Gethins looks at Scotland's foreign policy to better inform the debate about the country's future and its relationships with its neighbours near and far.