Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly positive legacy" of the 2014 independence referendum to secure a split from the UK.

Ten years on from the referendum Yes supporters look at how to achieve a goal that seems further away than ever.

A majority of Scots would vote again to remain part of the United Kingdom, according to a new poll published on Tuesday, 10 years on from the last independence referendum.

As Scotland commemorated the 10th anniversary of the separatists’ defeat in the 2014 referendum, it was inevitable that the SNP would seek to signal its continued pursuit of independence. What was missing amid the bravado on display from First Minister John Swinney was any sense of realism about either his party’s or his country’s predicament.