The Scottish Independence Debate Revives Amid UK Wide Meeting The issue of Scottish independence has been a contentious topic in UK politics for years, with the 2014 referendum still fresh in many minds.
A recent meeting between Scotland's John Swinney and his counterparts from Wales and Northern Ireland has sparked hopes that a new vote may be on the cards.
Scottish Education Secretary Mairi McAllan made it clear on the BBC's Sunday Show that independence remains an option, arguing that leaving the UK would allow Scotland to "stand on its own two feet in the world.