Scotland: A Creative Past, An Independent Future

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About the Book: 

The empires and the multi-national states all over Europe are resolving into their component parts. It is their independence and distinctiveness which encourage their contentment, prosperity and ambition. We are moving in that direction as well. Montenegro today; Scotland tomorrow. We have many serious problems to face in Scotland... They are a denial of our traditional Scottish values and we must confront them. 

After more than 300 years of union with its larger and wealthier neighbour, Scotland has the opportunity to be independent. It is a chance that well-known Scottish cultural and political commentator Paul Henderson Scott firmly believes should be taken. In Scotland: A Creative Past, An Independent Future, he looks to Scotland’s vibrant literary and cultural heritage to envisage an independent nation.

Revisiting aspects of Scotland’s political and cultural past, from the Union of 1707 to literary figures including Robert Louis Stevenson and Alasdair Gray, this is a passionate and eloquent exploration of Scotland’s past, and its potential future – a future where national confidence, culture and identity can flourish. Scott’s provocative book persuasively argues the case for Independence, considering a variety of topics, both historic and current, cultural and political. But in every case, the benefits of Independence are clear. Scotland has the opportunity to become more confident, prosperous and contented – an opportunity that even the most sceptical reader will be persuaded that they should take.

About the Author:

PAUL HENDERSON SCOTT was born in Edinburgh and educated at the Royal High School and Edinburgh University. He was in 52nd (Lowland) and 7th Armed Divisions during the war and then joined the Diplomatic Service. He was in Berlin during the whole of the Soviet blockade and in Cuba during the Missile Crisis. In 1980 he returned to Edinburgh. Since then he has been Rector of Dundee University, President of both the Saltire Society and Scottish pen, and Vice-President of the SNP and its Spokesman on Culture and International Affairs as well as writing more than a dozen books and editing another dozen or so. His books include: The Boasted Advantages, A 20th Century Life (his autobiography), The New Scotland, its sequel, Scotland Resurgent, The Union of 1707: Why and How, The Age of Liberation and A Nation Again.