Prospectus for a New State: “To win independence we need to persuade more voters”.
Commonweal’s research shows conclusively that one of the biggest barriers for those voters is that they don’t think we have a properly worked-out plan for what happens if they vote YES. We do not have that prospectus – and we need it.
In this episdode we welcome Commonweal’s Craig Dalzell back onto the podcast to tell us about Commonweal’s major new project – the production of a serious and credible but concise and readable prospectus document that answers the questions people have so they can take the next step towards independence with confidence.
Key themes:
- 00:00:46 How to start a new country
- 00:05:17 Creating a new prospectus
- 00:12:50 The role of the prospectus in independence campaigning
- 00:17:37 The Soul of the Nation
- 00:21:27 What should we call Scotland?
- 00:25:38 Drawing on international examples
- 00:29:35 Severing the legal ties
- 00:31:45 Shared history, different culture
- 00:34:24 Gaining losers consent
- 00:38:20 Making it accessible
- 00:42:30 How you can help
- 00:44:50 Getting Scotgov to engage
- 00:45:53 Opportunities in the Celtic Alliance
- Watch the video of this podcast on our YouTube channel
- Find out more about the Prospectus project.
- The original project resulted in two books “How to Start a New Country” – available from the Commonweal Shop
- Previous podcasts with Craig.
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