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In 2022, 73 percent of Scots would want an independent Scotland to be part of NATO and only 8 percent oppose this. [175] The UK Defence Journal writes that the defence of Scotland is best served as part of the UK. [176] Scotland is said to benefit from a collective defence force and an independent Scotland would weaken the UK's defence posture ...
The UK Government aims to introduce a points-based immigration system and a reduction in rights of future EEA migrants, while the Scottish Government aims for a policy that attracts more migration to Scotland, and in the event of joining the EU, a re-introduction of Freedom of Movement with the EEA. [174]
The Scottish Government also suggested that full fiscal autonomy for Scotland (known as "devo-max") could be an alternative option in the vote. The negotiation of the Edinburgh Agreement (2012) resulted in the UK government legislating to provide the Scottish Parliament with the powers to hold the referendum. The "devo-max" option was not ...
Scotland not being independent shows devolution has worked, Sir Tony Blair has said. Sir Tony was the prime minister who legislated for the Scottish Parliament after a referendum in 1997.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled plans to hold a second vote on independence in October 2023.
Ash Regan has vowed that Scotland will be an independent country within three years if she is elected Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and First Minister. During a Sky News debate, the MSP for ...
The Scottish government proposed that an independent Scotland would remain outside the Schengen Area and remain inside the CTA, [80] [81] ensuring that no passport controls would be needed at the Anglo-Scottish border. Nicola Sturgeon commented that an independent Scotland would negotiate with the EU to have the same visa arrangements as the UK ...
The tenth publication, Culture in an independent Scotland, publishes the Scottish Government's proposals looking specifically at how independence could provide opportunities to support and grow Scotland’s creative economy, and how an independent Scotland could build on the current and future potential of the culture and creative sectors ...