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A look at some of the important questions around indyref2 and the Scottish independence debate. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
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]
Alex Salmond took the SNP to the brink of achieving Scottish independence in 2014.
Other pro-independence parties which have held representation in the Scottish Parliament include the Scottish Green Party, [1] the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity. At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, 69 of the 129 seats available were won by pro-independence parties (63 SNP and 6 Greens). The independence movement consists of many ...
The position of the SNP – the largest independence supporting party – is that the Queen should remain head of state and the pound should remain the official currency, at least until a separate ...
Joan McAlpine MSP (Scottish National Party) [244] Aileen McLeod MSP (Scottish National Party) [10] [72] John Mulvey, former leader of Lothian Regional Council (Labour). [245] Alex Neil MSP (Scottish National Party) [246] Shona Robison MSP (Scottish National Party) [240] Alex Salmond, Former Scottish National Party leader and former First ...
The campaign was supported by the SNP, [52] the Scottish Green Party (which also created "its own pro-independence campaign to run alongside Yes Scotland") [53] and the Scottish Socialist Party. At its launch, Salmond stated that he hoped one million people in Scotland would sign a declaration of support for independence. [ 54 ]
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 ...