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Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon. The big question for the 6 May election is if her Scottish National Party will win a majority outright, or govern with the pro-independence Greens (Photo: Scottish government/Flickr)

How May election could see an independent Scotland by 2023

Scotland will next month elect a new parliament. Clever politicians never miss a chance to inform voters that the next election is the most important yet.

Nevertheless, it is true to say that this vote on 6 May will be significant, for it will reshape the defining issue of Scottish politics: independence.

The independence question permeates practically every aspect of Scotland's political debate.

Brexit, despite now having been concluded, has become fused with Scottish inde...

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Anthony Salamone is managing director of European Merchants, a Scottish political analysis firm. He is a member of the Edinburgh Europa Institute.

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon. The big question for the 6 May election is if her Scottish National Party will win a majority outright, or govern with the pro-independence Greens (Photo: Scottish government/Flickr)

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Anthony Salamone is managing director of European Merchants, a Scottish political analysis firm. He is a member of the Edinburgh Europa Institute.

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