SNP leader and First Minister Humza Yousaf has revealed his party would introduce a written constitution for Scotland if it secures independence. The proposed document, setting out the rights of ...

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First Minister Humza Yousaf said the proposals would put Scotland "in line with steps taken by other nations across the world" First Minister Humza Yousaf has unveiled plans to introduce a written ...

And that, in turn, will call the nature and future of the Union into serious question. Much better to plan for this eventuality, by looking afresh at the Constitution, than to wait until it is upon us ...

The Scottish Government has published its latest independence paper, in the “Building A New Scotland” series, setting out the need and the case for a written Scottish constitution after independence.

An independent Scotland would have a written constitution. The text of that constitution would be formulated not by parliament, but by a specially-convened convention. The Scottish Government would be ...