If Independence is so great, why hasn't it happened yet?
It is significant and encouraging that people in Scotland have a
growing confidence in their national identity, with the overwhelming
majority now preferring to describe themselves as primarily Scottish
rather than British. In 1979, a survey (McCrone and Paterson) was still
able to find 38% of people in Scotland who classed themselves as more
British than Scottish. By the time of the British Social Attitudes
survey of 2001, this group had declined to just 7%.
Our work is to raise Scots’ confidence in themselves as a community. The task of the unionist parties and their friends in the Scottish press is to undermine that confidence as much as they possibly can.
However, despite the propaganda, people’s confidence is growing – along with their expectations. Scotland is already impatient for more power to be given up by Westminster. We believe that the logical next step for Scotland to take is Independence. That is what the SNP is working to achieve.
Our work is to raise Scots’ confidence in themselves as a community. The task of the unionist parties and their friends in the Scottish press is to undermine that confidence as much as they possibly can.
However, despite the propaganda, people’s confidence is growing – along with their expectations. Scotland is already impatient for more power to be given up by Westminster. We believe that the logical next step for Scotland to take is Independence. That is what the SNP is working to achieve.
