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Publication - Research and analysis

Building a New Scotland papers: downloadable versions

Published
2 February 2024
Part of
Building a new Scotland

PDF versions of the Building a New Scotland papers.

You can find all the papers, including translations and a what you need to know factsheet in the Building a New Scotland section.

Paper 1: Independence in the modern world
72 page PDF
1.5 MB
Paper 2: Renewing democracy through independence
58 page PDF
2.5 MB
Paper 3: A stronger economy with independence
112 page PDF
3.1 MB
Paper 4: Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland
64 page PDF
876.2 kB
Paper 5: Citizenship in an independent Scotland
40 page PDF
2.0 MB
Paper 6: Migration to Scotland after independence
64 page PDF
3.5 MB
Paper 7: An independent Scotland in the EU
81 page PDF
1.1 MB
Paper 8: Our marine sector in an independent Scotland
47 page PDF
889.3 kB
Paper 9: Social security in an independent Scotland
68 page PDF
825.2 kB
Paper 10: Culture in an independent Scotland
55 page PDF
815.5 kB
Paper 11: An independent Scotland’s place in the world
63 page PDF
1.3 MB
Paper 12: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland
34 page PDF
605.9 kB
Paper 13: Justice in an independent Scotland
40 page PDF
771.0 kB
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