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Debate: Would you change how you voted in the 2014 independence referendum?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below 10 years on from the landmark vote on Scotland’s future.

photo shows a large crowd of independence supporters waving saltires outside Perth Concert Hall.
Independence supporters outside Perth Concert Hall in 2022 after Supreme Court ruled Scotland could not hold second referendum without Westminster consent. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson.

Scotland’s place in the UK was secured in the independence referendum on September 18 2014.

But a lot has changed in the decade since.

We’ve lived through economic turbulence, Brexit, Covid and a volatile political backdrop to government.

For some, it was a relief that Scotland voted No and avoided even more upheaval.

Dundee voted Yes, Scotland voted No

For others, including Yes-majority Dundee, independence was the escape pod that Scotland should have launched at the time.

And on both sides, it’s likely many voters will have returned to that decision and wondered: Did I make the right choice?

Ten years on, let us know which way you would vote today.

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