Building A Nation

Where stands Scotland post Devolution and what is the future for Nationalism in a devolved Parliament? Is the Scottish Parliament a Unionist dead end or a Nationalist highway to Independence? Has Devolution killed the SNP
stone dead or given it a platform to build from? These are questions that need answered as Scotland begins to come to terms with Devolution and decides where to go next.

In this book, Kenny MacAskill searches for the answers to these questions, which are vital to the future of Scotland. He makes the case for a distinctive Scottish version of social democracy that can balance a vibrant economy with quality public services, and believes that Post Devolution Nationalism is about Building a Nation to be proud of.

"This book is an important, possibly seminal, contribution to a debate that reflects on the meaning of independence, not just in terms of its constitutional-legal meanings but its wider meanings. It is challenging and provocative in the very best sense. There is an underlying and powerful message of optimism, a quiet self-confidence which challenges what Kenny MacAskill calls the ‘outward swagger but huge inner self-doubt’. The book may be primarily addressed to a Nationalist audience but should be read well beyond supporters of constitutional independence.