At its meeting on Wednesday 13 August 2025, the Forum approved the following statement: Independence Forum Scotland notes and supports the resolution from the House of Commons, Westminster, on 4th July 2018, “That this House endorses the principles of the Claim of Right for Scotland, agreed by the Scottish Constitutional

Summer Convention 2025 The second gathering of the Convention took place on Saturday 14 June 2025 at the Salutation Hotel, Perth. The programme was as follows: Stuart McHardy and Roger Emmerson held a discussion on the topic ‘Wha’s Like Us? A Look at Scottishness, Scotland and Independence’. John Hutchison, IFS

Our Summer Convention is scheduled for Saturday 14th June 25 in Perth at the Salutation Hotel. Further updates on progress and our plans for the summer and autumn conventions will be available on this page and through our network of member organisations

The IFS National Convention on Scotland’s Future, scheduled for 30 November, will now have its first meeting on SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025. The Memorial Service will be an opportunity for people throughout Scotland, whether or not they are present at St Giles’s Cathedral, to reflect on Alex Salmond’s life and

The Management Committee, on the recommendation of the National Convention Project Planning Team and after some thought, has decided to postpone the Convention meeting planned for St Andrew’s Day. The decision was taken in view of the potential for Alex Salmond’s Memorial event also to be taking place on that

Normally at this point we’d be giving an update on the various activities going on within IFS, but we’ll cover those in next week’s newsletter. Over the past few days, there’s been a far bigger story to discuss. Many people, across the political spectrum and on both sides of the