Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Scottish unionism yana adawa da siyasa ga 'yancin Scottish, wanda ke nufin Scotland ta bar Burtaniya kuma ta zama ƙasa mai zaman kanta. Jam'iyyun siyasa da ke goyon bayan 'yancin kai na Scotland sun hada da: Jam'iyyar Scottish National Party (SNP) da Scottish Greens. Jam'iyyar SNP ta kafa Gwamnatin Scotland da aka ba da ita tun daga 2007. Bayan da SNP ta sami rinjaye a zaben majalisar dokokin Scotland na 2011, Burtaniya da gwamnatocin Scotland sun amince da gudanar da kuri'ar raba gardama kan 'yancin Scotland
, wanda aka gudanar a ranar 18 ga Satumba, 2014. Manyan jam'iyyun siyasa uku na Burtaniya sun kafa kamfen ɗin Better Together, suna tallafawa Scotland ta kasance wani ɓangare na Burtaniya. Kuri'ar raba gardama ta haifar da nasara ga kamfen din "A'a" (unionist), tare da kashi 55.3% na kuri'un da aka jefa don "A'a" ga 'yancin Scotland, da kashi 44.7% da aka jefa don "Ee" ga' yancin Scotland.