Independence
Brexit and Devolution: A New UK Settlement or the Break-Up of Britain?
Author / Creator: David Gow
Media type: Review
Date published: May 2018
An analysis of the constitutional conflict between Westminster and the devolved administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast...concludes that the UK faces a stark choice between a new political/constitutional settlement or the break-up of Britain.
Time for the SNP to get serious
Author / Creator: James Mitchell
Media type: Article
Date published:
“The issues are whether and how an independent Scotland would make the transition, at what cost, paid for by whom, over how long and, crucially, what policies would be needed to get to a position where people are at least no worse off. These are not insurmountable but they are challenging.”
Scotland, Britain, and the Union
Author / Creator: Ali M. Ansari
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
A unionist view of the importance of the union of Scotland and England.
The Independence Question
Author / Creator: Coree Brown Swan
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
The meaning of "independence" in the 2014 referendum was multifaceted. Its meaning has changed since then.
Five things you need to know about Scotland’s most iconic document
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Date published: 2021
Five things you need to know about the Declaration of Arbroath.
Scotland the Brief
Author / Creator: Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
Media type: book
Date published: 2020
All you need to know about Scotland's economy, its finances, independence and Brexit.
Brexit and the Scottish Question
Author / Creator: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
The 2016 Scottish vote for remaining in the EU received no consideration by the UK government for possible special arrangements. The prospect of a new independence referendum gains credibility as the constitutional convention on consultation was considered irrelevant by the UK government.
Scottish independence would be 2-3 times more costly than Brexit, and rejoining the EU won’t make up the difference
Author / Creator: Hanwei Huang
Media type: Blog
Date published:
Scottish independence would be 2-3 times more costly than Brexit over 15 years. Rejoining the EU wwll make up part of the difference in trade value. This made headline news for a time. The methodology for this prediction has been questioned.
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
The Future of the United Kingdom’s Territorial Constitution: Can the Union Survive?
Author / Creator: Aileen McHarg
Media type: Book
Date published:
The results of Brexit present an ongoing threat to the survival of the UK as a unitary state.
Foundations for Freedom: Discussion Paper on the Process for Establishing an Independent Scotland's Constitution
Author / Creator: W. Elliott Bulmer
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: May 2018
A written Constitution is central to making the case for Independence and is the international norm. Proposals for developing one provisionally via a Constitutional Conference before next referendum are given.
Can Scotland afford to go it alone?
Author / Creator: Ruth Strachan
Media type: Article
Date published:
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.
Unions and Citizens: Membership Status and Political Rights in the Scotland, the UK and the EU
Author / Creator: Jo Shaw
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
This paper explores the viability of the UK as a union state. It considers Scottish, UK, and EU citizenship.
For freedom alone: Secession after the Scottish referendum
Author / Creator: Timothy William Waters
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
The UK is the rare country that accepts the possibility of its own division. Great Britain's acquiescence made Scottish secession possible. The pathways of Scottish secession have been an internal UK affair.
Scotland's right to choose: putting Scotland's future in Scotland's hands
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: government report
Date published:
It is the right of the people of Scotland to determine the form of government best suited to their needs. This has been consistently accepted for decades across the political spectrum. It is powerfully demonstrated by Scotland's recent history.
The Case for Scottish Independence; a History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland
Author / Creator: Ben Jackson
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
An influential separatist Scottish nationalism began to take shape only in the 1970s and achieved its present ideological maturity in the course of the 1980s and 1990s. It was unusual in that it demanded independence not to defend a threatened ancestral culture but as the most effective way to promote the agenda of the left.
Believe in Scotland
Author / Creator: Richard Walker
Media type: Web site
Date published: 2019 -
"We target undecided and soft No voters with positive independence messages"
The Lesley Riddock Podcast
Author / Creator: Lesley Riddoch
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2008 -
Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with Pat Joyce. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK and international politics analysed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.
Scottish independence
Author / Creator: Institute for Government
Date published: 2021
This is a largely factual explainer by the Institute for Government of the issues around a referendum and the results of its success.
The White Paper Project: Version 1.0
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2018
The White Paper Project is an attempt by Common Weal to explore the methodology, content and structure of a revised White Paper for Scottish independence.