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Should Scotland seek independence?
Although they were once thought to share a common destiny, the relationship between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom has recently been under debate. Since the failed independence referendum in 2014, the country's politics have revolved around Scottish nationalism and the nation's future with the rest of the Union. Should they seek to end their more than 300-year long union with England and the rest of the UK?
Scotland should become independent from the UK
This position holds that Scotland should become independent from the United Kingdom. It argues that the SNP commands strong support, that Scotland holds different political values and goals from the rest of the UK, and that the pandemic exposed the divide between them.
Scotland should remain in the UK
The union between Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland is greater than the sum of its parts. Their shared history and fate is a strength and not a weakness.
Scotland should explore alternatives to independence
Scotland has slowly been granted more autonomy from Westminster over the past several decades. Instead of full independence from the UK, Scotland should seek more autonomy while remaining in the Union.