Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei rārangi - He tōrangapū te whakakotahitanga o Scotland ki te mana motuhake o Scotland, ko te tikanga ka wehe atu a Scotland i te UK, ka noho hei whenua motuhake. Ko ngā rōpū tōrangapū e tautoko ana i te mana motuhake o Scotland ko te Scottish National Party (SNP) me te Scottish Greens. Kua hangaia e te SNP te Kawanatanga o Scotland mai i te tau 2007. Whai muri i te wikitoria o te SNP i te nuinga katoa i te pooti Paremata o Scotland i te tau 2011, i whakaae te UK me nga kawanatanga o Scotland ki te whakahaere i te pooti pooti mo te mana motuhake o Scotland
, i tū i te 18 o Mahuru 2014. I hangaia e nga rōpū tōrangapū matua e toru o te UK te kaupapa Better Together, e tautoko ana i te noho tonu o Scotland ki te UK. I puta te pooti i te wikitoria mo te "No" (unionist) pakanga, me te 55.3% o nga pooti i tukuna mo te "No" ki te mana motuhake o Scotland, me te 44.7% i tukuna mo te "Ae" ki te mana motuhake o Scotland.