Shold Scotland Become an Independent Nation

Debate: Should Scotland become an independent nation?
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|Background and context |
|Following the election of the New Labour government into power in the UK in 1997, referendum on the devolution of power in both|
|Scotland and Wales were held, resulting in victories for the ‘Yes’ camps. This resulted in the formation of the Scottish |
|Parliament and the Welsh Assembly for the first time in centuries. There are those who argue that devolution will eventually |
|strengthen the UK as a whole, whilst there are others who are convinced that it will trigger off a series of developments that |
|will eventually lead to Scotland and possibly Wales as well declaring independence from England. |

|Independent identity? Do the Scottish have an independent identity? |
| |
|Yes |
|There are many things that Scotland retains, which are distinct from England, and which can be argued as important factors |
|that favor an independent Scotland: |
|A unique, distinguished history, which included independence from England: Historically, it previously existed as an |
|independent and sovereign nation until the signing of the Treaty of Union in 1707. |
|Geographic distinctions: |
|Distinct culture: