ON Tuesday the Scottish Government released a “scene setter” for independence, a 72-page document that launches a fresh vision for Scotland’s future apart from the United Kingdom.
Titled Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?, it is the first in a series of papers making the case for independence. It argues there have been “significant” changes in the global environment since the 2014 referendum and so the context in which a new vote would take place would be entirely different, largely due to Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and, more recently, the war in Ukraine.
