The New York Times

Does Scotland Really Want Independence?

Mr. Maxwell is a Scottish journalist who writes about Scotland, Britain and the independence movement. GLASGOW — For Scots of my generation — millennial and younger — the belief that Scotland would be ...

Swinney’s message to Scotland: May’s election offers ‘hope for a better future’

John Swinney used a speech to declare there is “hope for a better future for Scotland” – but he told people across Scotland ...

Swinney says ‘variety of tactics’ could be used to win second independence vote

John Swinney has insisted there are a “variety of tactics” that could be used to force a second vote on Scotland’s place in ...
Time

Why Scotland’s Move Towards Independence May Prove More Difficult Than Brexit

Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME. He is the president of Eurasia Group, a political-risk consultancy, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing ...
Just Auto

Is there a blueprint Scotland can use for independence?

Scotland appears to be inching its way towards another referendum over its independence from the rest of the UK. Regardless of whether a newly elected prime minister in Westminster will authorise it, ...
The Economist

In what circumstances would Scotland get another independence referendum?

WHEN SCOTLAND held its referendum on independence in 2014, Alex Salmond, the country’s first minister, called it a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to leave the United Kingdom. Scots, however, voted ...

Don’t muck about at election, Swinney warns independence supporters

The First Minister said voters need to make sure the SNP ‘does really well, because that’s the only way Scotland is going to ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Why Scotland’s Independence Push Faces Barriers

Scottish independence is back on the agenda just seven years after a referendum that saw it defeated by 55% to 45%. The victory by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party on May 6 has ...
Just Auto

Would independence harm Scotland’s FDI attractiveness?

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants the country’s future to be an independent one, but as part of the UK it is recording impressive FDI figures. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Pool/AFP via ...
The New York Times

Scenes of Scotland, as It Weighs Its Future Within Britain

The Carter Bar border point between England and Scotland. Credit... Supported by Photographs by Andrew Testa Written by Stephen Castle If the pro-independence vote surges in Thursday’s elections for ...
Forbes

Is Scotland On Its Way To Independence?

In Scotland last week, a yawning political fissure widened. Undeterred by apocalyptic — or, perhaps, simply Scottish — conditions, my country took to the polls. Our task was to elect a national ...

Scotland has foundations to be independent thanks to SNP, claims Swinney

Scotland has the “foundations” to be independent thanks to the SNP, First Minister John Swinney has said. Mr Swinney spoke to ...