The first of a series of one day events on Scotland’s Future took place on Saturday 1 March 2025 at Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh.

The purpose of the gathering was –

• To bring people together from all over Scotland, free from party politics, to discuss matters of critical importance to the nation.
• To identify the huge opportunities awaiting Scotland as we proceed towards self-determination.
• To reach consensus on how we may deal with them to our advantage in an independent Scotland.
• To identify perceived obstacles to independence and how they can be circumvented.

Mission Statement

Those taking part in the Convention were invited to consider a draft mission statement and, on the day, voted to endorse the following:

       “Our aim is to provide a public forum which unites the whole of society with regular discussion and open debate, free from party politics, on matters of                critical importance to the nation, and with a clear focus on Scotland’s future and the achievement of meaningful self-determination.”

The Programme for the Spring Convention was as follows:

• Alastair McIntosh gave an opening address on “The Roots and Vision of a Nation”
• Ailsa Raeburn, Community Land Scotland and Laurie Macfarlane, Future Economy Scotland led a session on “Scotland’s Future – Our Land”
• Robin McAlpine, Common Weal gave a presentation on Doing Things Differently – “How Can the People Influence Risk-Averse Politicians?”
• John Proctor and colleagues from Energy Scotland led a discussion session on – “Scotland’s Energy Future”.
• John Brown and colleagues from Constitution for Scotland, Liberation Scotland and Campaign Group Respect Scottish Sovereignty led a discussion on – “Scotland’s Democratic Future”

The next Convention meeting is scheduled for Saturday 14^th June 25 in Perth. 

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.