IFS Autumn Convention, Glasgow, 8 November 2025

The third gathering of the Convention took place on 8 November 2025 at Adelaide Place, Glasgow.  The programme was as follows:

  • Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay), Scotland’s Makar, gave a talk on ‘What’s It Like To Be a Scot Today?’
  • Jim Osborne of the Scottish Currency Group gave a presentation on ‘Pension Provision in an Independent Scotland’
  • Professor Aileen McHarg of the University of Durham gave a talk on ‘Independence – The Constitutional Position’
  • Greg McCarra of the Scottish Independence Foundation spoke about ‘Scotland’s Right To Decide Her Future’. 
  • Peter A Bell spoke about ‘A Manifesto For Independence: A Scottish UDI’.
  • Craig Murray of Liberation Scotland spoke about ‘Independence: The International Dimension’.
  • There was a panel discussion on routes to independence, chaired by Laura Webster, Editor of The National.  Taking part were Professor Aileen McHarg, Substack blogger Leah Gunn Barrett, former MSP Alex Neil and senior lawyer Ewan Kennedy.
  • Simon Forrest of Yes United For Independence summarised the afternoon discussions on the routes to independence.

A full recording of the Autumn Convention is available on YouTube here.

You can also read an account of the day, which was published in The National, here.

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