Why Not? Scotland, Labour and Independence

Why Not? Scotland, Labour and Independence looks at the relationship of Scotland's two dominant parties, Labour and the SNP. Why, with the referendum looming, are the two sides not more united? A passionate look at the differences and many similarities between the two parties, Why Not? is an argument for independence that asks the left-wing unionists to challenge and revaluate their ideas of Scottish Nationalism. Not only for the sake of Scotland, but for the sake of the entirety of the British Isles. Urgent, original and provocative, Why Not? is a vital contribution to the independence debate - and essential reading for all Scots as the referendum approaches.

JAMIE MAXWELL is a Scottish political journalist. He has contributed to New Statesman and The Scotsman, and is currently on the editorial team of Bella Caledonia.

Owen Dudley Edwards is Hon. Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, at the University of Edinburgh where he taught History from 1968, having been born in Ireland and studied in the USA. His wife, Bonnie, is American and his three children are Scots. His most recent major monograph is British Children’s Fiction in the Second World War, his most recent collaboration Tartan Pimps, and he has edited several books including A Claim of Right for Scotland.