The Scottish Independence Convention will ask candidates for the 2026 Holyrood elections to sign
personally the following Declaration.
ON THIS WE AGREE
- Scotland has been recognised as a distinct nation for over a thousand years
- Scotland has internationally recognised borders
- Scotland has long-established social, administrative and cultural institutions
- Scotland is resource-rich
- Scotland has a highly-educated population
- Scotland has an established legislature with significant but limited powers
- We believe that the people of Scotland have the democratic right to vote for independence at a time of their choosing
- We believe that Scotland can be a successful independent nation
There may be things on which we disagree but – ON THIS WE AGREE
Roza Salih, Co-Convener, said it was essential that we get a clear commitment from those seeking to be
MSPs – “There will be several pro-independence parties standing and this may be confusing for voters.
There will also be some disagreements among them. We want to highlight where there is agreement and
we want to be able to say after the election that we have sixty-five plus MSPs who have personally signed
this.”
Co-Convener, Martyn Day, added – “While SIC will be contacting candidates as they are adopted, we will
be passing on the responses to local activists to use in their campaigns. It will be an opportunity to
challenge candidates who will not support Scotland’s right to choose