A new path to independence
The Scottish Government needs to accept that an agreed referendum route to independence is closed for the immediate future. Scotland needs a new path to independence and our next move needs to break the mould of constitutional political positioning. Believe in Scotland is proposing a new style Scottish Citizens’ Convention that will do just that.
What is most dangerous to the union is the year-long (at least) democratic engagement process in the lead up to a referendum vote, not just the vote itself. A vote tomorrow would be around 50/50, a vote after a year of engagement will deliver independence.
We believe that Scotland can have that national conversation in a far more inclusive and productive way, ahead of a potential de facto independence referendum. The Scottish Government doesn’t need a referendum (nor Westminster’s permission) to engage the people of Scotland and it can do so in a way that creates a cultural shift, as well as an increase in ambition for, and confidence in, our nation.