Scottish Independence

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The Council of Europe has been asked to to weigh in on gender recognition, but not on Scottish independence

When will the SNP start causing a rumpus over the referendum block?
IT was both interesting and confusing to read the article by Abbi Garton-Crosbie on page four of Friday’s National (SNP MP calls on Council of Europe to help overturn S35).

Westminster has set the bar low

LETTERS We must be better than UK in how we secure independence

Robertson has said there would not need to be a second referendum seeking views on an independent Scotland rejoining the EU

Vote for independence would count as vote to rejoin EU, Angus Robertson says

Angus MacNeil wants to change the rules so Holyrood can call a snap election

EXCLUSIVE Changing rules to enable snap Holyrood election could face legal challenge

Tom Nairn was an intellectual titan

THE BIG READ Beyond the giant: What the independence movement can learn from the life of Tom Nairn

The British state hangs by a thread

COMMENT The weak spot in the British state has been known for a long time

Stephen Noon says the SNP need to move on from being 'the 45'

EXCLUSIVE The SNP need to move on from the mindset of being ‘the 45’

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP Neale Hanvey

EXCLUSIVE Referendum powers bid to be made in House of Commons

A drummer and a bagpiper outside 10 Downing Street ahead of a Burns night reception

LETTERS We should not be going cap in hand to UK begging for independence

The younger generations are drinking less alcohol than those that came before them

COMMENT Will next generation of Yes-backing, booze-shunning Scots herald a cultural shift?

The summit will see politicians and campaigners in the Welsh independence movement gather in Swansea

First-ever summit to bring Welsh independence movement together

A member of public flies a giant Scottish Saltire flag outside the Houses of Parliament

LETTERS All General Elections ask just one question: who should govern us?

Tuesday’s edition of The National will include a Brexit Special Edition spread and Lights On poster

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Nominate your friends, family and fellow activists for our 2023 award!

The National Grassroots The National unveils 'Indy Activist of the Year' award in tribute to campaigner

One of the billboards in the Alba campaign, pictured at Aberdeen Airport

'It's time': Alba launch first billboard campaign of 2023 in independence drive

People in France are marching to protect their pensions while the Tories float the idea of raising the UK state pension age further

Letters Independence is the only way to safeguard adequate pensions

Alister Jack underlines our subservient status by exercising his imperial privilege and blocking our laws

Letters As long as Scotland is treated as a 'region', it can never be a democracy

Polling conducted exclusively for The National revealed what Scots think about the big topics

All of our polls from our exclusive series this week

Brian Cox is a vocal supporter of Scottish independence

The best of Brian Cox's views on Scottish independence

Scotland is a visibly more self-confident place than it was, says Alasdair Allan

Scotland's Confidence From cringe to confidence: The Scottish Cringe is in long-term decline

Only 67% voted in the 2019 General Election, compared to 84.6% turning out for the 2014 indyref

Letters Six reasons not to hold a de facto referendum at the next election

Leading independence figures sat side by side at the annual Business for Scotland dinner

EXCLUSIVE SNP must 'catch up with the movement' and pay attention to events, say grassroots

The motion has been lodged in the name of SNP Westminster group leader Stephen Flynn

SNP in bid to overturn Alister Jack's Section 35 order using Commons tactics

John Mathers entertained at Burns suppers all over the world, often accompanied by a furry friend

Obituary A tribute to John Mathers, legendary Burns performer and courageous Yes campaigner

The MP said an Independence Convention should come hot on the heels of the SNP's special conference in March

EXCLUSIVE Call for SNP to hold Independence Convention to mobilise grassroots campaign

Nicola Sturgeon hopes to use the next election as a de facto referendum

ANALYSIS New indyref poll is heartening for Yessers - but should be treated carefully

The poll found more than half of voters would back independence supporting parties in a de facto referendum

EXCLUSIVE Majority of Scots would back independence in de facto referendum, poll finds

A rally for trans rights and against the UK Government's use of Section 35. Photo by Colin Mearns

COMMENT Gender reform block shows independence is about liberty and equality

Tom Nairn at home by Stewart Attwood

COMMENT SNP leadership should step up to ensure Tom Nairn's legacy is remembered

The UK Government is looking to curtail workers' right to strike

COMMENT Human rights are under attack in the UK. A written constitution could help

A de facto referendum at the next General Election will at best only confirm the status quo

Letters We are boxed in by the Scotland Act, so a bold new plan is required

Do the proposals for the special SNP conference in March amount to banging our collective head against a brick wall?

Letters As UK democracy dies, I don’t see light at the end of the indy tunnel

Former members of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association include Winnie Ewing and Nicola Sturgeon

EXCLUSIVE 'On the shoulders of giants': The students of the Scottish Nationalist Association

Tom Nairn at home by Stewart Attwood

COMMENT The Yes movement has lost one of its best and brightest advocates in Tom Nairn

Ultimately Scotland's case could be taken to the United Nations

Letters The legal path to indy has nothing to do with General Election votes

Nadhim Zahawi arrives in Downing Street ahead of a Cabinet meeting

COMMENT The Tories are corrupt, clueless, careless and reckless – and overruling you

Union Jack caught on barbed wire in Glasgow (Getty Images)

END OF THE ROAD? Imperial expert says 'Britain and Britishness' are collapsing

SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon

LETTERS Are the SNP so out of ideas that they have to wait till March for a conference?

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently announced she would step down

LETTERS Jacinda Ardern intelligently showed what can be done with independence

Derek Bateman had a strong pro-independence voice

OBITUARY Derek Bateman: BBC broadcaster who gave up the career he loved to campaign for Yes

Yes supporters at a rally in Inverness

Four key things we learned from our major new independence poll

Activists at a pro-Yes rally in Glasgow the day before the 2014 Scottish independence referendum

EXCLUSIVE Scottish independence poll sees HUGE lead for Yes amid Section 35 row

The latest poll puts support for independence, with don't knows removed, at 54%

ANALYSIS Polling expert breaks down the results as independence poll puts Yes at 54 per cent

People attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh following the decision by judges at the UK Supreme Court in London that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second independence referendum. Picture date: Wednesday

Brexit, independence & the monarchy: Our polling series starts TODAY

The imperative for action now is not simply an SNP independence dilemma but an absolute economic necessity. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Letters Yes activists want action – not to be told to keep biding their time

The fully stewarded torch-lit procession will assemble at Pollock Halls of Residence from 5pm

EXCLUSIVE Striking torch-lit procession to lead Scots to Parliament on Brexit day

The coming legal battle will serve to highlight the limits of the Scottish Parliament

Letters When push comes to shove, power devolved is power retained

Could a bill for Scotland to resile from the Treaty of Union now be tabled at Holyrood?

Letters Outrageous behaviour by UK Government means it's time to play hardball

Was the Supreme Court's judgment really a purely legal one?

Letters Why rely on only one independence route at a time, and a risky one at that?

Common Weal's book intelligently provides a bridge between head and heart for both undecided voters and activists.

Review Independence handbook imagines the first 10 years of Scotland after a Yes vote

There's no more time for delay when it comes to independence, writes Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: The battle for indy must begin as a matter of urgency

The SNP's ruling National Executive Committee was set to discuss a motion to be laid before delegates at a Special Democracy Conference in March

EXCLUSIVE The inside story of the SNP's leaked de facto referendum motion

Labour as well as the Conservatives bear responsibility for the current crisis in the NHS

Letters Hospitals are now paying the price of both Tory and Labour rule of the UK

From left: Scottish Secretary Alister Jack, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

WESTMINSTER A history of the UK Government blocking Scottish legislation