Scottish independence
E478024
Scottish independence is the political movement and goal for Scotland to become a sovereign state separate from the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish independence movement | 12 |
| Scottish nationalism | 3 |
| Scottish independence canonical | 1 |
| Scottish independence referendum | 1 |
| Scottish independence referendum, 2014 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4898352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish independence Context triple: [Alex Salmond, supportedIdeology, Scottish independence]
-
A.
Scottish devolution referendum 1997
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a landmark vote in which Scotland chose to establish its own devolved Parliament with tax-varying powers, reshaping the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom.
-
B.
Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
-
C.
Young Scots for Independence
Young Scots for Independence is the youth wing of the Scottish National Party that engages and represents young people in the movement for Scottish independence and progressive politics.
-
D.
1997 Welsh devolution referendum
The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a public vote in which the people of Wales narrowly approved the creation of a devolved legislature, paving the way for the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales.
-
E.
2011 Welsh devolution referendum
The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum was a vote in which the people of Wales decided whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in the areas already devolved to it.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish independence Target entity description: Scottish independence is the political movement and goal for Scotland to become a sovereign state separate from the United Kingdom.
-
A.
Scottish devolution referendum 1997
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a landmark vote in which Scotland chose to establish its own devolved Parliament with tax-varying powers, reshaping the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom.
-
B.
Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
-
C.
Young Scots for Independence
Young Scots for Independence is the youth wing of the Scottish National Party that engages and represents young people in the movement for Scottish independence and progressive politics.
-
D.
1997 Welsh devolution referendum
The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a public vote in which the people of Wales narrowly approved the creation of a devolved legislature, paving the way for the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales.
-
E.
2011 Welsh devolution referendum
The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum was a vote in which the people of Wales decided whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in the areas already devolved to it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional issue
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ secessionist movement ⓘ |
| campaignOrganization |
Better Together campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yes Scotland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | Scotland is part of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryFromWhichIndependenceIsSought | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicPattern |
support tends to be higher among younger voters
ⓘ
support tends to be higher in urban areas ⓘ |
| hasDebateTopic |
border arrangements with the rest of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
control of North Sea oil and gas resources ⓘ currency options for an independent Scotland ⓘ defence and nuclear weapons ⓘ economic viability of an independent Scotland ⓘ membership of the European Union ⓘ public spending and welfare policy ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
Scotland to become a sovereign state
ⓘ
Scotland to leave the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
2014 Scottish independence referendum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ 2021 Scottish Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpinionPolls | support levels vary over time ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Better Together
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yes Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecedent |
Kingdom of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of the Crowns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Scotland Act 1998
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageIn |
Scottish press
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom-wide media ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyAssociated |
Scottish nationalism
ⓘ
civic nationalism ⓘ self-determination ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Catalan independence movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish reunification ⓘ Welsh independence ⓘ |
| requires |
changes to the United Kingdom constitution in practice
ⓘ
negotiated separation from the United Kingdom government ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Scottish Green Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scottish independence Description of subject: Scottish independence is the political movement and goal for Scotland to become a sovereign state separate from the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scottish nationalism
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish nationalism
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish nationalism
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence referendum
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence referendum, 2014
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement
this entity surface form:
Scottish independence movement