Scottish leader backs case for independence 10 years after failed poll
Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly positive legacy" of the 2014 independence referendum to secure a split from the UK.
Opinion
10 years on, let’s put Scottish independence to rest
As Scotland commemorated the 10th anniversary of the separatists’ defeat in the 2014 referendum, it was inevitable that the SNP would seek to signal its continued pursuit of independence. What was missing amid the bravado on display from First Minister John Swinney was any sense of realism about either his party’s or his country’s predicament.
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John Swinney made the bold claim in Edinburgh just weeks after his pro-Indy party was hammered in the General Election amid a Labour landslide in Scotland.
Opinion
Ten years on from the Scottish independence referendum anything is possible in Scottish politics
So, ten years on the debate on independence is not over and done with, not while Scots continue to vote for the SNP in large numbers. As pollster Mark Diffley says the debates around the independence referendum are still shaping Scottish politics.
Alex Salmond on the Scottish independence referendum 10 years on
The historic event took place on 18 September 2014 and saw more than two million people (55.3%) vote No and 1.6 million (44.7%) vote Yes. Then first minister Alex Salmond stood down following the defeat.
Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do not know, 44% of Scots would vote to leave the UK today, almost the same as the 45% who voted that way ten years ago.
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot - which saw 55% of voters reject independence and support remaining part of the UK.
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