Scottish independence

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constitutional issue political movement secessionist movement

Scottish independence is the political movement and goal for Scotland to become a sovereign state separate from the United Kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scottish independence movement	12
Scottish nationalism	3
Scottish independence referendum	1
Scottish independence referendum, 2014	1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alex Salmond → supportedIdeology → Scottish independence ⓘ

Braveheart (film score) → associatedWithTheme → Scottish independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish nationalism

Thomas de Brus → associatedWith → Scottish independence ⓘ