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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 ...
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 should remain part of the UK without an elected parliament. A report released in 2017, entitled From Indyref1 to Indyref2? The State of Nationalism in Scotland, detailed the previous responses from this survey by grouping options one and two as "independence", options three and four as "devolution" and option five as "No Parliament".
The policies of the SNP included a second referendum on Scottish independence next year as well as one on Brexit, removing Trident, and devolution across issues such as employment law, drug policy, and migration. [73] The SNP garnered 45% of the popular vote in Scotland, an 8% gain from the 2017 UK general election. [74]
Nicola Sturgeon has published her long-awaited prospectus paper for Scottish independence covering economic and currency issues. The third paper in the Building a New Scotland series aims to ...
PA Scotland Reporter September 10, 2022 at 6:38 AM The new King has affirmed the independence of the Church of Scotland from Government as one of his first acts.
In November 2023, in reaction to the death of Alistair Darling, who led the Better Together campaign opposed to Scottish independence, the official AUOB Twitter account tweeted; "The darling lapdog of London rule who fronted the 2014 campaign to keep the people of Scotland in poverty. Good riddance to this treacherous man."
The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament, which was passed on 14 November 2013 and came into force on 18 December. [1] Together with the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 , it enabled the 2014 Scottish independence referendum .