The Scots Independent

The Scots Independent is a monthly Scottish political newspaper that is in favour of Scottish independence. It was formed in 1926 with William Gillies as editor, by the Scots National League (SNL) and switched its allegiance to the National Party of Scotland (NPS) when the SNL joined with them in 1928.^[1]

The Scots Independent

Type	political newspaper
Format	digital and print
Editor	Jim Lynch
Founded	1926
Political alignment	Scottish independence Scottish National Party
Language	English Scots Gaelic
City	Stirling
Country	Scotland
Sister newspapers	Flag in the Wind (weekly online)
Website	scotsindependent.scot
Media of Scotland List of newspapers

When the NPS merged with the Scottish Party in 1934 to form the Scottish National Party (SNP) they switched to supporting them. The paper is still today largely pro-SNP.^[2]

Editors of the paper have included Arthur Donaldson, Robert McIntyre, Tom H. Gibson, John L. Kinloch, Alastair Macdonald, Michael Grieve, Albert D. Mackie, David Murison, Douglas Stewart, Alwyn James, Colin Bell, W. Kenneth Fee and James and Jennifer Taggart.^[3]

See also

• Journalism portal
• Scotland portal

• List of newspapers in Scotland
• The National