Inside The Room: The Scottish Independence Referendum (Part 3: The result)

A decade ago, the Scottish people went to the polls for a referendum vote to make a choice: should the country break free of the United Kingdom? Ultimately, they voted to stay by a resounding margin – crushing the hopes of the Scottish National Party and soothing the fears of the British government of the day. But the issue of Independence continues to divide, and in this special miniseries, George Osborne and Ed Balls are joined by the former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon to take a fresh, forensic look at the forces, decisions and party politics that drove the independence movement. With just weeks to go, polling suggested the ‘Yes’ campaign had it, and Scottish voters were going to vote to leave. Nicola Sturgeon reveals the sense of jubilation inside the SNP when the tide began to turn their way, and fear the British establishment was only set to become more ferocious. If the poll had come just a little later, could the ‘Yes’ side have been triumphant? Did the “Vow” – a promise for more devolution powers – make a difference? Who was convinced Rupert Murdoch was going to use his tabloid to support their interests? Thank you for being a member of Political Currency Gold. Don’t forget, you will have exclusive access to Ed and George’s debrief chat, coming Friday 29th November 2024. And, you can send questions in for our special Inside The Room: The Scottish Independence Referendum episode of EMQs, which will be available to Political Currency Gold subscribers on Friday 6th December. Producers: Rosie Stopher and John Rogers Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty Production Support: Miriam Hall Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford and Dino Sofos Archive: BBC News, EuroNews and Sky News. Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.