Scottish independence is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once again becoming a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom. The term Scottish independence refers to the political movement that is campaigning to bring it about.
Scotland independence march in Glasgow in 2019.
A treatise of union of the two realmes of England and Scotland by the English historian Sir John Hayward, 1604
The Debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament, commonly known as Holyrood.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Edinburgh to discuss the new powers that Scotland would obtain through the Scotland Act 2016
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 11 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Senedd election, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election.
Image: Lorna Slater MSP and Patrick Harvie MSP