There has been debate over whether Holyrood has the power to hold a referendum without the UK government's consent The Scottish government has been ordered to publish details of legal advice it ...

The first in a series of BBC Scotland television debates, ahead of the Scottish independence referendum, came from Greenock. On the panel: Actor Sanjeev Kohli, deputy Scottish Labour leader Anas ...

The question of whether there should be another referendum is ... of food for thought for both sides in Scotland's continuing constitutional debate.

The previous Conservative government steadfastly refused to consent to a second referendum ... was taking place about ...

The Scottish Tories are to boycott any attempts by the SNP to debate independence at Holyrood ... 10th anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum to reset the SNP’s strategy for breaking ...

Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser ... and it will be a confirmatory referendum”. There has long been debate over the use of the phrase “once in a generation” during the referendum ...

The idea of an agreement over a referendum trigger was initially suggested in a joint paper by Kezia Dugdale, the former Scottish Labour leader, and Stephen Noon, the chief strategist for the Yes ...

Nicola Sturgeon called for Scotland to have some form of formal mechanism to allow the country to hold an independence ...

Whatever the truth about Swinney and his talents, he did, however, hit on a solution to Scotland’s intractable debate about when/if/how another referendum should take place. He suggested that a ...

The issues surrounding the potential reintroduction of lynx were on display during a Scottish Parliament debate on the issue that took place in 2023. While advocates highlighted the benefits of ...

Nairobi; Kenya: One of the lessons derived from the Scottish referendum is that no threats or coercion were used to dissuade the Scots from breaking away to form their own independent country.

Scotland voted No to independence following an historical campaign between Yes Scotland and Better Together. In the end the result was declared just after 6am on September 19 2014: 55 per cent No ...