Scottish Independence

Letters

FM Humza Yousaf has been trying, with some success, to get the SNP out of the mess he inherited

SNP should be learning from the Yes movement, not preaching to us

A stall hosted by Yes Largs

EXCLUSIVE Believe in Scotland reveal dates for days of action and second independence congress

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The Smith Commission Report states: “Nothing in this report prevents Scotland becoming an independent country in the future should the people of Scotland so choose”

Letters Yes support can be boosted to a sustainable 55 per cent if we are assertive

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Why would a follow-up referendum be required after victory in a de facto one?

Letters Stop propagating the false notion we need London’s co-operation

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After a seven year gap the Scottish Greens society has returned to Aberdeen University

The challenges of getting a pro-indy organisation off the ground at university

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Deputy First Minister Shona Robison MSP arriving at Bute House, Edinburgh

There is only one answer to the budget crisis that Scotland faces

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Yes Cymru supporters march through Cardiff

EXCLUSIVE Wales will pave the way for an independent Scotland, says YesCymru chief

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Yes Cymru supporters in Cardiff in 2019

COMMENT Let an independent Wales show the way for Scotland's future

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Matty Healy from The 1975 performing on the main stage during BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Camperdown Park in Dundee

Matty Healy backs Scottish independence during appearance in Dundee

Canon Kenyon Wright played a central role in the creation of the Scottish Parliament

Looking back at how the 1989 convention led to Scottish devolution

Is an Independence Convention really what the SNP needs, asks Ruth Wishart

COMMENT Yes supporters desperately need to see conviction - not a convention

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It's time for the people of Scotland to embrace the hope that independence promises, writes Lesley Riddoch

EXCLUSIVE Scotland has a choice to make - survive in the Union or thrive with independence

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Yesterday’s events in The Hague were held in a bid to spread the message about Scottish independence

Dutch activists take to the Hague to march for Scottish independence

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All Under One Banner march to the BBC at Pacific Quay, Glasgow

LETTERS Parents know the worth of listening to everyone - why don't the SNP?

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How is Yes support withstanding the turmoil within the SNP, asks Mike Small

EXCLUSIVE Support for independence is rising despite the SNP’s issues. What’s going on?

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The upcoming SNP convention will decide the party’s approach to gaining independence but after that the wider Yes movement must find a way to come together

EXCLUSIVE MP calls for Unionist parties to be invited to independence convention

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The chamber of the 2018 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

LETTERS Church of Scotland is ignoring the monstrous pachyderm in kitchen

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AUOB rally in Edinburgh in 2019

EXCLUSIVE Row as AUOB 'disappointed' over Scottish Greens no-show at Yes rally

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Toni Giugliano is this week's guest on Holyrood Weekly, The National's podcast

PODCAST Independence 'off the agenda' if SNP lose General Election, warns policy convener

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Glasgow independence march in 2019

comment Rather than dismiss independence marches, we must make mass events welcoming

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A still from the trailer for To See Ourselves

Filmmaker in last-ditch donations plea as indyref documentary nears target

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All Under One Banner believe it is damaging to hold other activities on the same day as their marches

Letters Yes unity will not be achieved by throwing around insults and innuendo

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The SNP's policy convener Toni Giugliano is this week's guest on the Holyrood Weekly podcast

EXCLUSIVE SNP policy convener defends Independence Convention being SNP-only

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Shouldn’t we be highlighting the beneficial effect that full fiscal and political control of our affairs would bring us?

Letters Pro-indy politicians need to make clear how the current set-up fails Scotland

Rev Karen Hendry said that 'impartiality does not mean neutrality of non-interest'.

Church of Scotland to remain 'impartial' on Scottish independence

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'Essentially what you would need is full Scottish monetary autonomy'.

Top US professor issues currency advice to SNP for independent Scotland

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It's time for Humza Yousaf to get off the ropes and lean in to independence campaigning, writes Lesley Riddoch

COMMENT The SNP have a gun to their heads – they must act fast to stop it from firing

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Some polls suggest that Anas Sarwar’s party could make big electoral gains

ANALYSIS Mark McGeoghegan: Here's what Yessers can learn from two different polls

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Attempts to keep up the tradition of Bannockburn have been met with obstacles

Letters SNP holding its convention on Bannockburn rally day is a provocative move

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Support for Yes remains high despite SNP scandals, writes the Wee Ginger Dug

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS Wee Ginger Dug: Yes support emerges largely undented by SNP scandals

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(L-R) Amanda Burgauer, Lesley Riddoch, Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp

EXCLUSIVE Here is what grassroots independence figures think of the SNP convention

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The former SNP leadership candidate was speaking to the Through A Scottish Prism podcast.

Waiting for independence support to hit 60 per cent is 'mental', Ash Regan says

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Yes is in the lead, a new poll has found

Scottish independence support at 53 per cent, new poll finds

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Independence is vital if Scotland is to avoid the errors of Brexiteers like Jacob Rees-Mogg, writes Alyn Smith

COMMENT The EU bonfire has been doused - but danger still looms for Scotland

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Joseph Stiglitz said GDP doesn't tell you anything about sustainability

NEWSLETTER Why GDP doesn't work, and what Scotland should replace it with

Lesley Riddoch is to tour Scotland to discuss her new book Thrive

EXCLUSIVE Lesley Riddoch to tour Scotland to promote new book about Scottish independence

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The SNP is to restore National Council which acts as a 'bridge' between party members and the leadership

EXCLUSIVE SNP to restore key policymaking body for members enabling 'scrutiny of leadership'

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Pete Wishart and John Swinney at an AUOB march in 2019

COMMENT Shona Craven: SNP figures should not contrive to miss marches

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Gerry Hassan: We must kickstart a new strategy for indy

COMMENT Gerry Hassan: We must kickstart a new strategy for indy

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Humza Yousaf speaking at an event in Edinburgh earlier this month

ANALYSIS Inside the SNP: How the party is feeling about the 'Independence Convention'

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The scheduling seems at odds with Humza Yousaf’s stated desire to work with the wider Yes movement

Letters SNP convention clash with AUOB rally sends the wrong message

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The Minister for Independence has confirmed the option of a de facto referendum will be part of discussions at the SNP’s special convention on independence

Letters We need more clarity from Jamie Hepburn about the path to independence

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Stanley, in the Falklands, was made a city in 2022 as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

COMMENT Falklands have as much right to self-determination as Scotland does

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Keith Brown responded to claims from AUOB, after it was announced the independence convention will be held on the same day as a rally in Stirling

SNP's depute leader responds to 'contempt' claims from All Under One Banner

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Keith Brown hit out at Laura Maxwell for interrupting him

SNP's depute leader in clash with BBC presenter over interruptions

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Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy and Viktor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary attend the European Union Council Meeting on March 23, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. On the agenda

COMMENT NatCons have social-authoritarianism of Hungary and Italy - it's coming for Scotland

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Did Tony Benn renege on all he pretended to stand for upon reaching office?

Letters Does Owen Jones have a blind spot regarding Labour and independence?

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Independence Minister Jamie Hepburn talked to the BBC on Sunday morning

Independence minister addresses why he did not attend AUOB march

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The independence march in Glasgow

comment If United for Independence wins a majority of the seats, we claim that as a mandate

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The Bank of England.

LETTERS Scotland’s people will become poorer as long as it remains UK colony

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Keith Brown is this week's guest on The National's Holyrood Weekly podcast

PODCAST Independence will be 'front and centre' of the SNP's Westminster campaign, says Brown

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As he railed against devolution, Sir John Hayes MP claimed that the rise of 'Welsh and Scottish identities' devalues British identity.

COMMENT Joanna Cherry: There is a reason why identifying as Scottish is so important to us

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Cole-Hamilton, like Biggar, believes supporters of independence 'pine for ancient nations' at odds with the modern world.

COMMENT Richard Walker: We must counter claims that independence is anti-English

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Keith Brown: A vote for independence is not a vote for an SNP-led Scotland

Exclusive Keith Brown suggests one key message the SNP must get out there

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