Building a New Scotland
AuthorScottish Government
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish

Building a New Scotland is a series of papers published by the Scottish Government that seeks to lay out a prospectus for Scottish independence.[1] The Scottish Government has proposed holding an independence referendum on 19 October 2023.[2]

History

On 7 September 2021, Nicola Sturgeon stated that she would resume the case for independence and restart work on a prospects for independence.[3]

On 13 June 2022, Nicola Sturgeon published the first independence paper.[4]

On 14 July 2022, Nicola Sturgeon published the second independence paper.[5]

Reaction

On 15 June 2022, Alyn Smith an SNP politician welcomed the release of the first independence paper as a breath of fresh air and stated that the paper proves that the UK does not work for Scotland.[6]

On 16 June 2022, Douglas Ross the leader of the Scottish conservatives stated that Nicola Sturgeon had her priorities wrong and should concentrate on recovery instead of independence.[7]

Series titles

No Series Title Release Date No of Pages ISBN Citation
1. Modern World: Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland? 16 June 2022 75 ISBN 9781804353196 [8]
2. Renewing Democracy Through Independence 14 July 2022 58 ISBN 9781804357293 [9]
3. A Stronger Economy with Independence 17 October 2022 110 ISBN 9781804359013 [10]
4. Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland 19 June 2023 62 ISBN 9781804359013 [11]
5. Citizenship in an independent Scotland 27 July 2023 40 ISBN 9781804359013 [12]

Series breakdown

Modern World: Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?

The first paper in the series examines other countries in Europe of similar size to Scotland and compares economic and social indicators with the United Kingdom.[13][14]

Renewing Democracy Through Independence

The second paper sets out the current context of Scotland within the United Kingdom, and why independence would allow for democratic renewal.[15][16]

A stronger economy with independence

The third paper set out the economic case for independence, where the focus would be on building a inclusive, fair and wellbeing economy. The document set up a path for a new currency, re-joining the European Union and using remaining oil reserves to build a wealth fund.[17][18]

Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland

The fourth paper in the Building a new Scotland series sets out how people in Scotland can create a new independent country and how independence could transform where political power and decision is made in Scotland, by replacing Westminster sovereignty with the sovereignty of Scottish people resident in Scotland. It highlights how a written constitution could implement rights and equality, by proposing to secure the right to strike and giving constitutional recognition to NHS Scotland. Additionally, it demonstrates how a permanent written constitution could be developed by the Scottish electorate and the Scottish Parliament.[19]

Citizenship in an independent Scotland

Paper five of the series sets out the vision of the Scottish Government to adopt an inclusive model of Scottish citizenship following independence for the population, regardless of if they were born in Scotland or define themselves as primarily or exclusively Scottish, and identifies who would become a Scottish citizen at the point of independence, and who could become a Scottish citizen through a process of citizenship application.[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stewart, Ward (13 June 2020). "Nicola Sturgeon to publish 'Building a New Scotland' paper on independence". The National.
  2. ↑ "Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum". BBC News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Glenn (7 September 2021). "Scottish government to restart work on case for independence". BBC News.
  4. ↑ "Sturgeon to unveil first paper in Scotland's 'updated independence prospectus'". The Times. 13 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Webster, Laura (14 July 2022). "Nicola Sturgeon to publish next paper in Scottish independence prospectus today". The National.
  6. ↑ Cassidy, Jane (15 June 2020). "Alyn Smith: Why the new independence paper is a welcome breath of fresh airScotland". The National.
  7. ↑ McKenzie, Lewis (16 June 2022). "Ross insists Sturgeon's priorities are 'all wrong' after indyref2 push". STV News.
  8. ↑ Carey, Rebecca (16 June 2022). "Nicola Sturgeon outlines second Scottish Independence referendum plans - What this means". Herald Scotland.
  9. ↑ Bol, David (14 July 2022). "Nicola Sturgeon to set out strategy for independent Scotland to overhaul democracy". The Herald.
  10. ↑ Stephen, Phyllis (17 October 2022). "Building a New Scotland – third document published today". The Edinburgh Reporter.
  11. ↑ https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-creating-modern-constitution-independent-scotland/documents/
  12. ↑ https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-citizenship-independent-scotland/documents/
  13. ↑ "At a glance: Scottish government publishes independence paper". BBC News. 14 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon to publish second paper in Scottish independence prospectus". MSN. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Renewing democracy through independence". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Economic arguments for independent Scotland set out". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence - summary". www.gov.scot. Scottish Government. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  19. ↑ https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2023/06/building-new-scotland-creating-modern-constitution-independent-scotland-summary/documents/creating-modern-constitution-independent-scotland/creating-modern-constitution-independent-scotland/govscot%3Adocument/creating-modern-constitution-independent-scotland.pdf
  20. ↑ https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2023/07/building-new-scotland-citizenship-independent-scotland/documents/citizenship-independent-scotland/citizenship-independent-scotland/govscot%3Adocument/citizenship-independent-scotland.pdf
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