Independence and the Union
Opinion
Will Ruth Davidson’s resignation have an impact on Brexit?
In a blog originally published at the UK in a Changing Europe, Professor Nicola McEwen discusses the implications of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson's resignation.
News
Constitutional Debates: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
John Lloyd’s book Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot presents a strong critique of Scottish independence, arguing that the ending of financial support from the UK would lead to large-scale cuts in
Publication
Issues of Sovereignty: Redefining Politics in Scotland
The issue of sovereignty has never been resolved in Scotland. The 1998 Scotland Act, creating the Scottish Parliament affirmed that the Westminster Parliament is sovereign, but this is disputed.
Opinion
Response to Keir Starmer's speech on devolution and Scottish independence referendum
Keir Starmer set out Labour's devolution plans ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May, promising to decentralise powers from Westminster and set up "a UK-wide Constitutional Commission t
Opinion
Catalonia Three Years After the Independence Referendum
Daniel Cetrà provides an update three years after the Catalonian Independence Referendum and asks what might Scottish Unionists and nationalists learn from the Catalan e
Opinion
Scotland as a Permanent Minority
As part of H-Nationalism's series "Minorities in Contemporary
Opinion
How would an independent Scotland tackle climate change?
How would an independent Scotland tackle climate change? Antje Brown, University of St Andrews, has been searching for an answer.
Opinion
Scotland’s media, politics and the digital revolution
For his chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Professor Philip Schlesinger of the University of Glasgow looks at Scotland’s post-devolution media and the wider forces driving cha
Opinion
The State of Scotland
Neal Ascherson evaluates where Scotland stands arguing that Brexit has caused parliamentary and political turmoil, while further institutional development has been put on hold while
Opinion
Three varieties of Unionism
In his chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Iain McLean explores Unionism in Scotland, going back to 1707 and the Act of Union to show how the themes present d