Learn more

Despite struggling approval ratings and a one failed independence referendum, the SNP’s push towards a second vote on the issue is still going strong. But what exactly would a vote to leave the UK look like? And how realistic is the image the SNP paints of an independent Scotland? Here, we take a look at the Scottish government’s own words in a deep dive through their Independence papers – a series of policy documents produced by the government which outline its vision for an independent Scotland. Funded by the Scottish taxpayer, the ‘Building a New Scotland’ series aims to “give people inform…