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Scottish independence (Scottish Gaelic: Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; Scots: Scots unthirldom) [1] is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once again becoming a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom. The term Scottish independence refers to the political movement that is campaigning to bring it about. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Scotland’s First Minister kicked off a campaign for a second independence referendum. Publishing the first in a series of papers that will form a prospectus for an independent Scotland, the ...
The events of the Scottish Wars of Independence are also a regular theme in the verse of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Hugh MacDiarmid (1892 - 1978) was a Scottish poet, considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Renaissance, he had a great influence on Scottish culture and politics.
Declaration of Arbroath (1320) Scotland Declaration of Independence. Tartan Day, a recent innovation from Canada, is a celebration of all things Scottish on the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath. Scotland retains its own separate, independent and unique legal system, known as Scots law. Scots law recognises four sources of law ...
The paper says it is not possible to make an assessment of Scotland’s fiscal position at the point of independence. However, it says credible fiscal rules will be “essential” for a newly ...
The Scots Independent is a monthly Scottish political newspaper that is in favour of Scottish independence.It was formed in 1926 with William Gillies as editor, by the Scots National League (SNL) and switched its allegiance to the National Party of Scotland (NPS) when the SNL joined with them in 1928.
Scotland hosts on average 200 festivals per year, ranging from cultural, musical and arts.The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the world's largest arts festival, and the country is also renowned for its hosting and organisation of sporting festivals and cultural events. [1]
The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and 14th centuries. The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton in 1328.