Scottish Independence

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar at a campaign event on Friday

'Whatever I say will be what Anas Sarwar says', Keir Starmer tells Scottish media

Alex Salmond and Humza Yousaf have been urged to ditch 'petty squabbles'

Humza Yousaf and Alex Salmond urged to ditch 'petty squabbles' for next election

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Conference motion will plot the path that can lead us
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Comment Conference motion will plot the path that can lead us to independence

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Jamie Hepburn also said it is essential to set out an optimistic but realistic prospectus for independence

EXCLUSIVE Minister for independence slams Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at local Yes meeting

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The event is to take place on October 14

Scottish Canals deny drones are banned from Chain of Freedom event

It appears to has taken the catastrophe of HS2 for many politicians to wake up

Letters North-south spending gulf is evidence the Union is fatally broken

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It is a seat majority that counts at Westminster, not a vote majority

Letters It is only by playing by Westminster rules that we will succeed

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Francois Roberge in Edinburgh during the 2014 independence referendum

INTERVIEW 'I'm based in Quebec – but I'm passionate about Scottish independence'

Abstentionism must be left on the table as an option for the SNP, writes Jim Fairlie

COMMENT Jim Fairlie: The SNP shouldn't be afraid of embracing abstentionism at Westminster

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RECAP: UK Government takes secret Union polling battle to higher court

RECAP: UK Government takes secret Union polling battle to higher court

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Letters Can’t we set aside party politics just once, for independence?

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Tommy Sheppard has been locked in a legal battle with the UK Government

We're in court to cover the battle to release secret Union polling

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If the SNP end up losing seats at Westminster, can they still claim a mandate for independence?

Letters If 1.5 million Scots vote for Unionist parties they cannot be ignored

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First Minister Hunza Yousaf joins Westminster party leader Stephen FLynn and SNP candidate Kate Lowden at Cambuslang monday ahead of next week's byelection

WATCH SNP will 'consider amendments' to key motion ahead of conference, says Humza Yousaf

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How could a Scottish pound impact savings and pensions

EXPLAINED What a Scottish pound will mean for your pensions and savings

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Nicola Sturgeon with Henry McLeish at a Wigtown Book Festival event

Nicola Sturgeon clashes with ex-FM Henry McLeish on independence at Wigtown festival

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Malta has roughly the same population as Edinburgh

Letters Compared to other independent nations like Malta we are not ‘too wee’

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Alex Cole-Hamilton delivered his conference speech in Bournemouth on Sunday

Alex Cole-Hamilton claims Humza Yousaf will be 'last nationalist First Minister'

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Windows and door panels were smashed and artwork damaged in an attack on the InverYess hub in Inverness

EXCLUSIVE 'Horrific' vandalism of Scottish city's Yes hub investigated by police

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The legacy of Winnie Ewing could be marked with a statue

LETTERS Do not wait for independence to celebrate the stalwarts of our cause

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Political discourse around the referendum was part of a ‘political awakening’

EXCLUSIVE Maker of indyref documentary hails atmosphere of 2014 in Scotland

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All Under One Banner (AUOB) march for independence in Stirling

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Urgency is key as we move to convince swithering ‘soft’ Unionists

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People marched through Falkirk in favour of Scottish independence

In pictures: Crowd marches through Falkirk for Scottish independence

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Economics is one of the key issues of independence strategy

COMMENT Pat Kane: Let's talk about the economic case for indy

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Alex Salmond pictured outside Broadcasting House in 2022

INTERVIEW 'Wait for the odds before betting on Alba keeping our seats,' says Alex Salmond

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If Tories in Westminster had their way, Scotland would indeed be treated just like any region of England, the Wee Ginger Dug writes

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS Wee Ginger Dug: 'Scotland is a region of England' error was more like prophecy

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn appeared to give differing answers on party independence strategy to Sky's Sophy Ridge

Stephen Flynn sparks questions over SNP's independence strategy at General Election

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Can critics of Humza Yousaf’s approach be won over?

Letters Here’s how doubters can be persuaded to get behind the SNP

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Change independence trigger from most seats to most votes, SNP MP's amendment says

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SNP MSP Kate Forbes is on the speakers list for the upcoming All Under One Banner rally in Falkirk

EXPLAINED Everything you need to know about this weekend's Scottish independence rally

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Optimism about the future of Scotland must be tempered by realism post-indy, writes Kelly Given

COMMENT Kelly Given: Honesty, solutions and realism can win us indyref2

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The amendment proposes a revival of the Yes campaign of 2014 by the end of the year

Exclusive Call for key SNP conference motion to include Yes campaign revival by end of year

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Flags of Malta surrounding the Malta Independence Monument in Valletta

Special series Independence is Normal: Claims Malta couldn't cope were 'absolute nonsense'

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Demonstrators take part in a National Rejoin March in Parliament Square, London. The protest is in support of the UK rejoining the European Union. Picture date: Saturday October 22, 2022..

COMMENT Why Rejoin EU campaigners should support Scottish independence

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Belize city hall in Belize City - the country's largest city

INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL Independence is Normal: Belize and the power of international appeals

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The motion signed by Stephen Flynn and Humza Yousaf is not about declaring UDI

Letters SNP conference motion on independence is being misinterpreted

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The topic of Scottish independence came up in an interview on Newsnight

Letters Why did Kirsty Wark blank mention of Scotland independence?

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The film shows the independence referendum of 2014 through the perspective of a Yes activist

Review: Scottish independence documentary offers fresh take on 2014 indyref

We were told that only by staying in the UK could Scotland stay in the EU

Letters We’ve have drift and delay since Project Fear triumphed in 2018

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Robert Fico has said he intends to stop sending arms to Ukraine, and to align with Putin, if he wins this month's election in Slovakia

Letters 'Velvet Divorce' has interesting lessons for Scots seeking independence

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If the UK Government objects to SNP seat count being used as a barometer of the people’s will, it can authorise a referendum

Letters A Union founded on consent and respect would be more resilient

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A People's History of Scotland will launch this week

EXCLUSIVE New podcast to tell 'People's History of Scotland' – with an episode on independence

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England has already made a claim that it will become the successor state

Letters Dissolution of the Treaty of Union must come before any negotiations

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Liz Truss gives a speech on the economy at the Institute for Government in London

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS Wee Ginger Dug: Liz Truss's lack of contrition exposes the fantasy of UK politics

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Tadhg Hickey will perform in Glasgow this week

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey on why he supports independence ahead of Glasgow gig

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Why does Humza Yousaf think the outcome of the next General Election will change anything?

Letters A majority of SNP MPs won’t make the Tories change their minds

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It's been nine years since Scotland was given the chance to vote for independence

In pictures: Nine years on from the 2014 independence referendum

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John McDonnell, who was shadow chancellor for five years, said Westminster should not block a referendum democratically voted for by Scots

Labour MP says independence referendum should happen if Scots want it

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To nobody’s surprise, not a single Scot that sits in the House of Lords supports independence

COMMENT Tommy Sheppard: The chamber where not one peer supports independence

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Politicians set out visions for indy future in Yes rally

Politicians set out visions for indy future in Yes rally

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Rishi Sunak’s rhetoric exacerbates a form of racism also amplified by Labour politicians

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Unionists fail to realise a key fact about immigration

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First Minister Humza Yousaf speaking at the SNP independence convention at Caird Hall in Dundee

LETTERS The SNP cannot be serious with this motion

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Ash Regan said Yousaf's strategy was 'risky'

Ash Regan warns against Humza Yousaf's 'most seats' independence strategy

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Independence supporters form the word 'independence' during Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona, 2018

COMMENT Scots have common cause with Catalonia

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