This is a recording from a debate held by the Scotland Salon on 23 March 2021: https://academyofideas.org.uk/event/what-next-for-scottish-independence/?fbclid=IwAR3jUUMmq7TZFMKh11ff1sZfGPoEVFLF9xPflMhwZeAOY3DTbUoYyioo4FE
What do the revelations of the past few weeks mean for the independence campaign and for the devolved Scottish Government? Have we seen nothing more than political opportunism on behalf of opposition MSPs, or have the hopes for IndyRef2 been dashed? Is faith in Scottish independence inextricably linked to faith in the SNP? And, more broadly, is there something rotten in the democratic settlement for the people of Scotland?
Speakers:
Michelle Ballantyne MSP
Scottish politician; leader, Reform UK Scotland
Alastair Donald
associate director, Academy of Ideas; co-author, The Future of Community
Iain Macwhirter
columnist for The Herald; author, Disunited Kingdom: How Westminster won a referendum but lost Scotland
Jim Sillars
Scottish politician, independence campaigner and former deputy leader of the SNP
Dr Simon Knight (CHAIR)
director, Scotland Salon
