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 Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party. It has governed Scotland since 2007.
The first SNP administration led by Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland, here seated next to Nicola Sturgeon in Bute House
Nicola Sturgeon led the party and served as First Minister for nine years from November 2014 to March 2023.
Sturgeon addresses journalists at Bute House over her plans to hold a referendum in 2023, a proposal that would fail after the Supreme Court ruled the parliament didn't have the power.