Scotland's right to decide - now is the time

Last weekend, First Minister John Swinney announced bold plans to seek a second independence referendum — following the same democratic precedent set in 2011.

- Simita Kumar

Unionists will have you believe that Scotland had its say in 2014, that it was “once in a generation,” and “nothing has changed”. Well - everything has changed.

We were promised continued membership of the European Union, greater powers for Scottish Parliament, protection of pensions, and £350 million a week for NHS. The exact opposite has happened. To make matters worse, if there were a general election today, Nigel Farage could be the next prime minister. Nigel Farage!