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A decade on, party leaders reflect on Scots referendum
Yes campaign supporters in George Square, Glasgow, as ballet papers for the Scottish independence referendum are counted through the night. September 19, 2024
SCOTLAND’S First Minister has insisted his party’s goal for independence is “closer” now than in 2014, a decade after the SNP failed to achieve a separate Scottish state.
Speaking on the anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, which saw 55 per cent in favour of and 85 per cent turnout for remaining in Britain, John Swinney called it a “moment of tremendous significance.”
He added: “I think we are closer to achieving that than we were in 2014.”
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