As Nicola Sturgeon prepares to leave Holyrood, Scotland’s independence dream is slowly fading away.

By vetoing the bill, the Conservative government in London exercised ‘muscular unionism’.

Thats why the demand for another referendum has sparked a debate about what kind of country the UK truly is.

The election showed that the Union’s future will be decided by Scotland – either in the ballot box or the courts.

The UK government’s inept response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put Scottish independence back on the agenda.

A Labour-SNP coalition could reorder the UK’s economic landscape, end free market orthodoxy, and even reverse Brexit.

Scotland’s pro-independence camp might not survive increasing internal disunity.

Scots may have voted against Brexit, but they still prefer to share sovereignty with London rather than Brussels.

Thanks to austerity and Brexit, the Scottish independence idea is still alive.