Empowering The Nation
SSRG Roadshows
We’re travelling around Scotland to inform on & explore a range of topics which address how Scotland can improve and move forward as a self reliant and sovereign nation.
The Conference
We are holding a three-day people’s conference at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline from 29-31 July on the best way to empower our nation and take our country forward. You’re invited.
The Work of the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group
Only once all the facts have been established and verified do we publish our papers. Our aim is to take our projects and topics to the point where they may be used within the present devolved settlement. Where appropriate we aim to press the Scottish Government to take on board our research conclusions and put in place any legislation and / or resources to put them into action.
If our research shows that current devolved powers do not allow Scotland to make progress on a particular policy or strategy then this will be presented to Westminster and the people of Scotland so that it is clear to everyone where power under the devolved settlement resides. Clarity on this will inform and enable decisions on the best way forward for the people of Scotland on the constitutional question.
SIX Routes to Independence
Our view based on research is that Scotland should have full self determination as a sovereign state as soon as possible and we have identified at least six routes to achieving this.
They are summarised below.
Claim of Right
It means, above all, that we retain the right, even today, to remove a governing authority when it no longer functions in the interest of the Scottish people.
Plebiscitory Election
Manifesto for indy
UN Decolonisation
Scotland is not in a union of equal states but is in fact an internal colony within the UK.
The UN has defined Ireland, once a constituent part of the UK union, to be a former colony and thus Scotland, being little different, must be a current colony.
Section 30 Referendum
The Scottish Government should ask the UK Government to grant a Section 30 order, enabling the a second independence referendum, along the lines of the 2014 referendum (the “Gold Standard”).
Unauthorised Referendum
The Scottish Government should ask the UK Government to grant a Section 30 order, enabling the a second independence referendum, along the lines of the 2014 referendum (the “Gold Standard”).
If permission is refused, the Scottish Government should run it anyway.
The Conference, Empowering the Nation
We have identified six routes to full independence and now invite debate on them to understand what you, the people of Scotland, want to take forward as the best way to achieve Scottish self determination.
With national and international speakers, breakout rooms and fringe events to enable discussion and debate, it will be the conference where you create a new, energised campaign and start the process of building the new Scottish state.
Join experts, academics, political leaders, trade unionists and civic Scotland for three days of debate & discussion on Scotland’s future.
29 July – 31 July
Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline
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Pricing & Registration
Tickets cost £25 for the three days of the conference and any breakout meetings you wish to attend. Refreshments and meals may be purchased separately from the venue’s restaurant.