SNP : The Scottish National Party and Yes Scotland organisation

To understand the referendum and its reasons we need to understand the party and the organisation that created it.

Quoting Wikipedia : « The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic : Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist  and social-democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence. It is the third-largest political party by membership in the United Kingdom, behind the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, and is the largest party by far in Scotland itself; the SNP membership number is more than 4 times larger than the membership numbers of the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats combined. Its leader, Nicola Sturgeon, is the current First Minister of Scotland.

It has been founded in 1934 with the merger of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party. With the advent of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the SNP became the second largest party, serving two terms as the opposition. The SNP came to power in the 2007 Scottish general election, forming a minority government, before going on to win the 2011 election, after which it formed Scotland's first majority government.”

Some of the SNP mps are called “gradualists”, because they “seek to advance Scotland to independence through further devolution, in a "step-by-step" strategy”.

Regarding Yes Scotland : “Yes Scotland was the organisation representing the parties, organisations, and individuals campaigning for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014. It was launched in Edinburgh on 25 May 2012. »

The Yes Scotland organisation was known for its Declaration, written by its rulers :

“I believe it is fundamentally better for us all, if decisions about Scotland's future are taken by the people who care most about Scotland, that is, by the people of Scotland.

Being independent means Scotland's future will be in Scotland's hands.

There is no doubt that Scotland has great potential. We are blessed with talent, resources and creativity. We have the opportunity to make our nation a better place to live, for this and future generations. We can build a greener, fairer and more prosperous society that is stronger and more successful than it is today.

I want a Scotland that speaks with her own voice and makes her own unique contribution to the world: a Scotland that stands alongside the other nations on these isles, as an independent nation. “