Scottish independence could be a step closer as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched the first of a series of papers that make a fresh case for Scotland being an independent country.
Ms Sturgeon unveiled the documents at Bute House in Edinburgh today. She insisted there is an “indisputable mandate” for a second independence referendum. An independence referendum was last held in 2014, when 55% voted no.
The papers, Ms Sturgeon says, “set out openly the challenges a newly independent Scotland would face", with the First Minister stressing the papers will “point the way” to a wealthier, fairer and more resilient nation.
