Why should we be using the words “independent and “independence?. These words misrepresent Scotland’s true constitutional situation and...

A guest post by Iain Bruce

So it’s begun. Reform have their first MSP, albeit through the back door but this signifies not only the possibility of more MSPs after...

The true strength of rulers and empires lies not in armies or emotions, but in the belief of men that they are inflexibly open and...

A guest post by Kyle Renton The Isle of Rona has been sold. The last two people living on the island - off the coast of Skye - are...

Join us and others from around and beyond Scotland on a walking assembly for Land Justice  to bring alive and respond to the history of...

I have been following developments regarding the above petition, and trust that you will accept this submission to the Committee. I do...

We have been recently contacted with a view to expressing interest in a proposed international symposium on the state of central...

Clearly, it appears, Jackson Carlaw, convener of the CPPPC would rather we had none. His attempt to have the petition thrown out at its...

First of all we’d like to say that we are pleased to confirm our first thousand registrations on Scotland Decides. It has taken longer...

This is not in any way intended to belittle Alex Salmond’s achievements while he was first minister but rather to show that his...

As it happens, this blog coincides with the Holyrood by-election in Hamilton which has produced a result that has alarmed some, surprised...

We’ve talked about the lack of local democracy in Scotland and about our blockchain-based electorate but one essential element needs to...

First of all, apologies for the major tech problems which kept us from posting for the last month. Nevertheless we have been busy. The...

SSRG The Next Steps Conference 16th-18th May 2025 Speakers include: Jim Sillars, Dr Elliot Bulmer, Neale Hanvey, Sara Salyers, Tommy...

You can’t vote unless the UK government allows you to. Well, that’s not strictly true – more information to follow on the ICCPR campaign...

Before expanding on Scotland Decides and the national convention, it might be worthwhile to examine the general independence movement in...

By Leah Gunn Barrett Parliament's Public Petitions Committee agreed to progress Petition PE2135 on implementing the International...

Writing in Bella Caledonia, Gerry Hassan recently commented that “…the devolution experiment of the past 25 years under Labour and the...

At a recent meeting of one of our activist groups I couldn’t help noticing two things. The first was the overall age of the group – I...