Westminster isn’t working for Scotland. We’ve been ignored too often. It’s time for a fresh start – to choose a different and better path. As an independent country, Scotland’s future will be in Scotland’s hands.
The Scottish Government have released a series of papers on what independence might mean to Scotland, to our economy, to our infrastructure and public services, but most of all for our people – for our communities, our families, for our children – for Scotland’s future.
You can find all of the papers on this page, or on the official Scottish Government website
Paper 1: Independence in the modern world.
Detailed analysis of the UK’s performance across a range of economic and social indicators relative to that of ten European countries.
Paper 2: Renewing democracy for independence.
Sets out the Scottish Government’s view that people who live in Scotland have the right to choose how they should be governed.
Paper 3: A stronger economy with independence.
Sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for the economy of an independent Scotland.
Paper 4: Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland.
Sets out proposals for a written constitution that puts democracy, rights and equality at the heart of everything we do as an independent country.
Paper 5: Citizenship in an independent Scotland.
Sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for citizenship in an independent Scotland.
Paper 6: Migration to Scotland after independence.
Sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for a humane and principled migration policy after independence.
Paper 7: An independent Scotland in the EU
Sets out benefits of EU membership and the contribution Scotland can bring as a new member state.
Paper 8: Our marine sector in an independent Scotland
Sets out the opportunities that independence would provide for Scotland’s marine sector.
Paper 9: Social Security in an independent Scotland
Sets out the opportunities that independence would provide for Scotland’s marine sector.
Paper 10: Culture in an independent Scotland
Sets out how the powers of independence would protect and enhance our access to culture.
Paper 11: An independent Scotland’s place in the world
Sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland’s place in the world.
Paper 12: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland
Sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for Education and Lifelong Learning in an independent Scotland.
Paper 13: Justice in an independent Scotland
Sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for Justice in an independent Scotland.