The Facts
It is up to the people of Scotland to decide their future, and it is the task of a party like the SNP to convince more and more Scots that the best people to run Scotland are the people who live here.
Only if the people vote for an SNP Government after Independence. The SNP proposes that there be new elections to the Scottish Parliament shortly after Independence has been declared.
Opponents of Independence like to call it separation. In fact, as an independent country, with a seat at the top tables of the EU, the UN and the Commonwealth, Scotland would be far less isolated than it is at present.
In a NFO System 3 poll in January 2003, 44% of people questioned said they would vote for Independence in a referendum.
Independence means having the power to change things for the better in Scotland.
Despite Scotland’s wealth and natural resources, UK government has held us back from achieving anything like our full potential as a country.
No it’s not just the SNP. Non-partisan organisations such as the Scottish Civic Forum have called for the Parliament to have more say.
It is hardly surprising that people are impatient with Scotland’s political situation. The Parliament is more democratic and responsive than the old Scottish Office, but it has hardly any more powers.
Devolution is a move in the right direction, and the SNP campaigned vigorously for a 'Yes Yes' vote in the 1997 referendum on the creation of the Scottish Parliament. However, devolution is not Independence.
