Independence referendum

Majorities in UK Referenda

Stephen Richard — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:09:46 +0000

Majorities in UK Referenda Stephen Richard Wed, 10/27/2021 - 16:09

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Stephen Richard

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Independence referendum

Referenda majorities

Betting odds on Scottish independence

Stephen Richard — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:01:02 +0000

Betting odds on Scottish independence Stephen Richard Mon, 10/18/2021 - 23:01

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Odds checker

The odds will constantly change. They can be checked on such sites as Odds Checker.

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independence

Independence referendum

Believe in Scotland’s Big Indy Poll Results

Stephen Richard — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:20:17 +0000

Believe in Scotland’s Big Indy Poll Results

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Believe in Scotland

Stephen Richard Mon, 10/25/2021 - 09:20

Date Published

Sun, 10/17/2021 - 12:00

Category

Democracy

Type of Resource

Opinion poll

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A survey of over 3,000 people indicates opinions that Scotland will have a referendum, that the spring of 2023 is most popular and that the vote will be "yes". Also that the coalition between SNP and Scottish Greens makes the referendum more likely.

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https://www.believeinscotland.org/believe-in-scotlands-big-indy-poll-results/

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Independence referendum

Political coalitions

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Scottish independence: could wind power Scotland back into the EU?

Stephen Richard — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:29:35 +0000

Scottish independence: could wind power Scotland back into the EU?

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Piotr Marek Jaworski

Stephen Richard Tue, 10/12/2021 - 19:29

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Kenny Crossan, The Conversation

Date Published

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 12:00

Category

Green economy

Independence

Type of Resource

News Media

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Scotland’s competitive advantage in green energy ought to be an important part of the economic case for independence when the second referendum takes place.

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https://theconversation.com/scottish-independence-could-wind-power-scotland-bac…

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Renewable Energy

Green Economy

Independence referendum

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Busting the last of the myths around independence. Open Minds on Independence #20

Stephen Richard — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:45:10 +0000

Busting the last of the myths around independence. Open Minds on Independence #20

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The National

Stephen Richard Sun, 10/10/2021 - 17:45

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Believe in Scotland

Date Published

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

This article looks at myths about Scottish independence.

MYTH 7: Nationalism is by its very nature a bad thing

MYTH 8: An independent Scotland would be last in the queue to join the EU

Myth 9: You can’t hold a referendum without Westminster’s “permission”

Myth 10: Independence for Scotland would abandon the rest of the UK to permanent Tory rule

Resource Address (URL)

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19246864.open-minds-independence-19-busting-l…

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Scottish nationalism

European Union

Independence referendum

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This is why the Westminster myths about independence are wrong. Open minds on independence #18

Stephen Richard — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 10:18:19 +0000

This is why the Westminster myths about independence are wrong. Open minds on independence #18

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The National

Stephen Richard Sun, 10/10/2021 - 11:18

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Believe in Scotland

Date Published

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

This looks at three myths about Scottish independence:

MYTH 1: You'll have had your referendum.

MYTH 2: Scotland has a huge deficit because we spend too much on public services.

MYTH 3: The costs of establishing Scotland as an independent country will be huge.

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https://www.thenational.scot/news/19230554.westminster-myths-independence-wrong/

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Public services

Public Debt

Independence referendum

GERS

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Brexit has reinvigorated Scottish nationalism

Stephen Richard — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:47:12 +0000

Brexit has reinvigorated Scottish nationalism

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The Economist

Stephen Richard Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:47

Date Published

Sat, 04/17/2021 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

Scottish independence is a constitutional project, not an economic one. Fixing who governs you takes precedence over an easy life for supermarkets or civil servants. Brexit has shown that a committed government, with the mandate of a referendum and an appetite for dislocation, can go a long way.

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https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/04/15/brexit-has-reinvigorated-scottish…

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Brexit

Independence referendum

Public finance

International trade

European Union

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Scottish independence

Stephen Richard — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:00:22 +0000

Scottish independence

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Institute for Government

Stephen Richard Mon, 09/13/2021 - 17:00

Alternative Published Date

2021

Category

Independence

Fast Facts

This is a largely factual explainer by the Institute for Government of the issues around a referendum and the results of its success.

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The paper discusses these questions:

Why are people taking about Scottish independnce?

Does the Scottish Parliament have the power to hold another independence referendum?

What is the SNP's plan for a second independence referendum?

What rules would govern how a referendum be held?

When could a second referendum be held?

Where do other parties stand on independence?

Does the Scottish public support independence?

If Scotland votes yes to independence what would happen next?

Resource Address (URL)

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/scottish-independence

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independence

Independence referendum

Independence transition

Political party support for independence

Opinion polls

Language English

Within Our Grasp

Stephen Richard — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:49:55 +0000

Within Our Grasp

Primary Author or Creator

Robin McAlpine

Stephen Richard Sun, 09/12/2021 - 07:49

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Common Weal

Date Published

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

Policy Paper

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A campaign strategy that will apply maximum pressure on the Westminster Government and achieve independence within three years of its commencement.

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― The independence movement has many strong advantages just now but needs to be more realistic about its weaknesses. By far and away the biggest weakness is that we still do not demonstrably and consistently carry a majority of Scottish voters with us. Until that changes the lack of majority will become a barrier sooner or later and since there is no prospect of a close-at-hand referendum there is no case for postponing further the development and execution of a campaign designed to achieve a consistent, substantial pro-independence majority.

― The final goal of an independence movement is an agreement with rUK. The easiest way to do that is to agree mutually on a binding referendum and negotiation process (effectively a Section 30 Order) but there are other routes to reaching that agreement – so long as we remain focussed on getting there.

― The only routes to independence that should be categorically ruled out are anything that involves violence or anything that expects it to be achieve under UK law but without a public vote. The former is simply unacceptable, the latter is an illusion that won’t work.

― They can then be ranked in desirability but we should not make too many assumptions about ‘which one will work’. They all lead back to negotiation with rUK – even a unilateral declaration of independence would have the goal of quickly achieving an agreement. The only mistakes would be either to rule out options or to pursue them too quickly.

― An escalating Pressure campaign implemented in a properly coordinated way will make it harder for the Westminster Government to continue to refuse the democratic mandate of Scotland.

― The campaign will be escalated as quickly as the Scottish public allow and to the point where it becomes politically more “painful” for the UK Government to refuse independence than to recognise it.

― A non-party campaign vehicle should be formed to coordinate the pressure campaign and a “Transition Council” of experts charged with beginning the process of setting up the infrastructure of independence would serve both to signal that we’re serious with our campaign and to build public confidence in the transition to independence.

― It is estimated that it would take around three years from the commencement of the campaign to build sufficient pressure to result in independence. The longer we wait to start, the longer it will take to finish.

Resource Address (URL)

https://commonweal.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Within-Our-Grasp.pdf

Keywords

Independence campaign

Independence referendum

Independence negotiation

Unilateral secession

Language English