• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • blog
  • About
  • Book Publications
  • Other Reading
  • Social Wall
  • Back Pages
  • Contact Me

David Mundell

We need a Spirit of Independence to shape the Scotland of the Future

September 20, 2016
We need a Spirit of Independence to shape the Scotland of the Future Gerry Hassan Bella Caledonia, September 19th 2016 No one needs reminding that Sunday represented the second anniversary of the indyref. It was a significant watershed: a passing of time from being in the shadow of the 2014 vote to looking to the future. If that’s true, then an awful lot of attitudes are fairly entrenched. While that’s true of both pro-union and independence opinion, it belies the forces of change to more ruthlessly assess, be honest about failings and foibles, and change and adapt to be successful.

Continue Reading We need a Spirit of Independence to shape the Scotland of the Future

Primary Sidebar

categories

  • Blog
  • Events
  • Futures Thinking
  • International Conversations
  • Longer Essays
  • Short Essays
  • What Gerry's groovin' to
  • What Gerry's reading
FacebookTwitter

featured publication

Scotland Rising: The Case for Independence

Click here to buy Gerry’s latest book.

what Gerry’s groovin’ to

My Music Albums of the Year

January 2, 2025

what Gerry’s reading

Books of the Year: Politics, History, Culture and Ideas

December 26, 2024

tags

Scottish politics | Scottish Independence | Scottish Review | British politics | The Scotsman | Scottish Nationalists | Scottish Nationalism | Open Democracy | Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish Labour Party | Sunday National | Scottish society | The British State | Sunday Mail | Brexit | Scottish National Party | Boris Johnson | Social Democracy | British Labour Party | Conservative Party | Alex Salmond | Bella Caledonia | Jeremy Corbyn | Popular Culture | Scottish Parliament | David Cameron | The National | British Conservatives | Scottish Independence Referendum | Scottish Media | Labour Party | British Nationalism | Social Justice | Scottish Men | British Society | The Future of the Left | Scottish Unionism | 2021 Scottish Parliament elections | SNP | Football

Categories

Footer

about Gerry

Gerry Hassan is a writer, commentator and thinker about Scotland, the UK, politics and ideas.

More >

recent

  • How do we address the Future of the Future?
  • After Hamilton, Scottish Politics and the Cause of Independence
  • Why the Reform Bandwagon is coming to Scotland – and what can be done to stop it?

search

FacebookTwitter

Terms of Use | Privacy Statement
Copyright © Gerry Hassan - writing, research, policy and ideas. All Rights Reserved.
Illustration and website design by Infinite Eye