Scottish Independence

First Minister John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Swinney wants Northern Ireland-style trigger for independence poll

There is a lot riding on the success or failure of Keir Starmer's government (Picture: Benjamin Cremel)

Why Labour needs to get its act together to prevent populist takeover Scotsman comment

Former independence minister Jamie Hepburn, former first minister Humza Yousaf and Finance Secretary Shona Robison with one of the government’s independence papers.

SNP Government independence papers 'almost at the end of the process'

Frayed tempers over issues like Brexit could be mended with techniques borrowed from restorative justice (Picture: Jack Taylor)

Trump, indy, Brexit: There is an escape from toxic political debates Karyn McCluskey

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton. Picture: Jane Barlow/AFP via Getty

LibDems won't back SNP budget with 'single penny' on independence

The dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness is not expected to be complete until 2035 (Picture: John Devlin)

Why SNP face key test over Budget that could define their future Scotsman comment

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Swinney backs Harris for president after Trump opposes independence

Scotland needs to establish a codified mechanism for a future vote on independence to take place (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid)

Why nationalists and unionists must work together to defeat populism Stewart McDonald

Dark clouds may have gathered over the SNP and its leader John Swinney recently, but the independence movement's positive message is more appealing than unionists' negative one (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why cock-a-hoop Scottish unionists are actually LOSING the argument Joyce McMillan

Scottish politics is now more concerned with pressing practical matters than the constitutional question (Picture: Mark Runnacles)

There's a new dividing line in politics to replace independence Alistair Carmichael

John Swinney

John Swinney calls on SNP to stop focus on route to independence

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The Steamie: 'I don’t know when Scotland will be independent country'

In 1995, Quebeckers voted by a whisker against seceding from Canada (Picture: Andre Pichette)

Why future of Scotland’s independence movement may be found in Quebec Murdo Fraser

John Swinney must do better as First Minister than his previous two predecessors or the SNP, the independence cause and Scotland itself will all pay the price (Picture: Michael Boyd)

10 years after indyref, SNP must learn hard lesson or face disaster Scotsman comment

Labour is starting to deliver the change that Scotland and the UK need (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Scotland can finally break free from endless independence debate Jackie Baillie

Nicola Sturgeon's style of government saw many important issues being sidelined (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool)

How Sturgeon’s war on Westminster created decade of lost opportunities Henry McLeish

Nicola Sturgeon failed to deliver independence (Picture: Mark Runnacles)

Analysis Sturgeon's indy failures pose questions over SNP's Holyrood future

A young independence supporter waves a Yes flag ahead of the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence (Picture: Leon Neal)

With UK in decline, young people know independence is the answer John Swinney

Blair McDougall

Indyref was 'undoing' of the SNP, says Better Together boss

Yes activists gather in George Square on September 17, 2014

Why I'll never forget being a young journalist during indyref Alistair Grant

Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond after he gave his last SNP conference speech as party leader in November 2014 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why SNP remains in denial about Scotland's rejection of independence John McLellan

Protesters wave Scottish flags and hold placards as they march in support of Scottish independence in Glasgow earlier this year (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Any future referendum must have an 'undeniable' result

First Minister John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

SNP hopes on 'indy generation' as 63% of young Scots back Yes in poll

Keir Starmer needs to be able to articulate a compelling vision of the future (Picture: Alberto Pezzali/WPA pool)

Why Starmer's repeated talk about 'change' is no longer good enough Scotsman comment

What do Vladimir Putin, Kermit the Frog, Alex Salmond and Lego have in common? Indyref rows

10 bizarre indyref moments you may have forgotten

Sir Keir Starmer

'A heavy duty': Keir Starmer reflects on 10 years since indyref

First Minister John Swinney and Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader

The cross-border summit SNP leader believes can 'break indy impasse'

Supporters of Scottish independence marching in Edinburgh in 2023. Photo: Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images

Why Scotland is finally moving on from ten-year independence war Paul Wilson

Former first minister Alex Salmond has taken aim at BBC Scotland in an extended thread posted on X

Alex Salmond unleashes on 'venomous' BBC over indy documentary

First Minister John Swinney who has revealed he had reservations about Nicola Sturgeon's strategy of calling for a second independence referendum immediately after the Brexit vote

Revealed - How Swinney raised concerns over Sturgeon IndyRef strategy

Alex Salmond

Exclusive Salmond: Scotland worse in 'every possible respect' than in 2014

Alex Salmond on the 2014 referendum: It's The Sun Wot Lost It

Political scientist Sir John Curtice of Strathclyde University. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Independence and Brexit are different nationalisms, John Curtice says

First Minister John Swinney delivers his address at the SNP annual national conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

John Swinney makes 'SNP austerity' claim as spending cuts loom

Scottish independence supporters themselves should recognise the need for a super-majority in any future referendum (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

SNP want legal route to independence. Here's what that looks like Scotsman comment

Like the 'Sagrada Familia' basilica in Barcelona, Scottish independence may take a long time to deliver (Picture: Pau Barrena)

Like the Sagrada Familia, Scottish independence may take a long time Stewart McDonald

Russell Findlay MSP (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Russell Findlay vows to 'repair damage' of Scottish Tories infighting

First Minister John Swinney addresses the media after the general election result. Picture: Michael Boyd/Getty Images

Analysis Why we could be entering a new era of Scottish politics

Yes activists gather in Glasgow on September 17, 2014. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

There will 'undoubtedly' be a second referendum, says Scottish Tory MP

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater arrive at Bute House, back in happier times as the Bute House Agreement was first struck. Picture: PA

Slater fears conversion therapy U-turn by SNP under Swinney

Andrew Henderson, Director of Public Policy at Pinsent Masons

Business must be heard in a deafening political year - Andrew Henderson

Despite what some say, most Scots and English can live in harmony, reckons reader (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Scotland is anything but a 'vassal state'
As a consequence of Humza Yousaf’s Conference on Scottish Independence I have seen amongst his party faithful the resurgence of the feigned victim status that S...

Ian Blackford is waving goodbye to his time as an MP.

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford standing down at next election

15 of Sean Connery’s best quotes

Mike Russell said that the SNP will publish its referendum bill this week. (Photo byJane Barlow-Pool/Getty Images)

Independence referendum at conclusion of pandemic, vows Mike Russell

There has been growing tension over whether Scotland will be able to hold another independence referendum.

Scottish Independence: Court appeal over Indyref 2 permission

The former and current First Ministers are expected to give evidence in early February

What are the repercussion if Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been labelled as being "frightened of democracy"

Boris Johnson branded a 'cowerin' timorous beastie' by Sturgeon on IndyRef2

Nationalists want a repeat of the 2014 referendum

Scottish Independence: Mike Russell told Australians he wants Indyref2 in 2021

The First Minister requires the approval to hold a second referendum

Could Scotland be granted an independence referendum after the 2021 elections?

Michael Gove said he think more time needs to pass before another Scottish independence referendum.

Michael Gove says not enough time passed for new independence vote

IndyRef2 plans were put on hold by the SNP due to Covid, says Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon 'paused independence referendum plans' due to Covid-19

Picture: Lloyd Smith.

Ewan McGregor comes out in support of Scottish Independence

Boris Johnson response to Scottish Independence polls: UK is still ‘better together’

Boris Johnson says UK is still 'better together'

The SNP should abandon attempts to ‘stop Brexit’ and focus on campaigning for a second independence referendum, Joanna Cherry MP has said. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Joanna Cherry MP tells SNP to abandon fighting Brexit

Sir Geoff Palmer, professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a human rights activist.

Sir Geoff Palmer: Scotland's independence like the colonies

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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