Background
In summer 2023, Believe in Scotland (BiS) published a document called the Route to Independence. This suggested, amongst other things, that the Scottish Government should create a new Convention on Independence and prepare to use the next General Election as a de facto Referendum. Our plan was not implemented.
The BiS Scottish Independence Congress on the 22nd of November 2023 was attended by delegates representing 142 Yes Groups and there was a general consensus calling for BiS to seek to take the lead in establishing a Constitutional Convention on behalf of the independence movement.
Following a period of consultation and research into Constitutional Conventions, Citizens’ Assemblies and other policy engagement programmes, BiS has concluded that a Citizens’ Convention is the best solution to unblock the constitutional logjam and also to co-create an inspiring vision for an independent Scotland that will move support into an unassailable lead in the polls.
The plan was reviewed and approved by 256 Believe in Scotland Stakeholder members in a meeting on Tuesday the 9th of July 2024.