A Platform for Scottish Independence · 2026

Scotland can be
independent.
Here's how it works.

A complete economic and social platform for an independent Scotland. This is not a manifesto, or a wish list, but a worked plan with real numbers, a credible currency path, and a structural vision for what Scotland could become if it chose to begin afresh.

THE QUESTION ISN'T WHETHER.
IT'S HOW.
62%voted Remain in 2016
£0wealth fund, vs Norway’s $2.2tn
~430people own half of Scotland’s private rural land
113%of its electricity use, matched by renewables
£35kGDP per head, comparable to France
£800bnmanaged in Scotland’s financial sector
£5.6bnin annual Scotch whisky exports
62%voted Remain in 2016
£0wealth fund, vs Norway’s $2.2tn
~430people own half of Scotland’s private rural land
113%of its electricity use, matched by renewables
£35kGDP per head, comparable to France
£800bnmanaged in Scotland’s financial sector
£5.6bnin annual Scotch whisky exports

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Interactive · 2 minutes
What does independence mean for you?
Answer seven questions about your life and get a personalised briefing, with real numbers, at Day One, Year 5 and Year 10.
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The big questions
Answers to the big questions
Fifteen questions people actually ask about independence - currency, pensions, the border, the EU - answered plainly, with the full case behind each one.
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Essay
How independence is won
The campaign Scotland needs to run, and what it will take to turn support into a settled majority.
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Interactive · Live charts
The Scotland Model
Adjust the key assumptions and watch Scotland's fiscal future respond. Test the platform case, or the pessimistic one.
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The policy areas

Fiscal & EconomicThe money questions, answered with working shown.
Democracy, Identity & CultureWho decides, who we are, and what independence is for.
Public ServicesThe services Scotland runs, properly funded and reformed.
International & SecurityScotland's place in Europe and the world.
Environment, Land & InfrastructureScotland's land, energy, food and the path to net zero.

What independence means for you·See every document →

The honest case

Scotland is a wealthy country by any objective measure. Energy, land, water, a skilled workforce, world-class universities, a distinct civic identity. The question has never been whether Scotland has the resources.

The question is whether independence would be used to build something genuinely different, or if it would simply replace one set of managers with another. This platform takes the position that independence is only worth having if the answer to that question is yes.

Why this platform exists, and what makes it different.

The 2014 referendum wasn't lost on values. It was lost because the economic questions didn't have clear enough answers. This platform is the attempt to make sure that doesn't happen again, with every figure sourced and every argument open to challenge.

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Why.
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Scott Lamont - Edinburgh

I'm a 28-year-old Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser working in Edinburgh. The 2014 referendum wasn't lost on values - it was lost because the economic questions didn't have clear enough answers. This platform is an attempt to make sure that doesn't happen again. Everything here is my own analysis. If you have criticisms, corrections, or questions then please get in touch.

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A worked economic and policy platform for an independent Scotland. Independent analysis by Scott Lamont CA CTA, Edinburgh. Every figure sourced, every argument open to challenge.

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Why this platform exists Answers to the big questions The calculator The Scotland Model What it means for you

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