ABSTRACT
The conclusion of the book considers the lasting legacy of the independence referendum and the surges into membership of the SNP and Scottish Greens. The relationship between the SNP and Scottish Greens and between pre- and post-referendum memberships is set within a discussion of the pro-independence movement almost a decade on from the 2014 referendum. The chapter considers the 2021 cooperation agreement between the SNP and Greens, and it provides an account of the 2023 SNP leadership contest. The movement that developed during the referendum campaign was channelled into the two parties, leaving little evidence of what had been witnessed between 2012 and 2014. The pro-independence campaign continues, but the ‘movement moment’ has passed.
