The Dream Shall Never Die

The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics.

Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish independence his whole life. In September 2014, he came close to realising that dream.

In a riveting daily diary, written with his trademark wit and charm, Salmond takes us into the heart of the YES campaign, revealing what was said and done behind the scenes as the vote reached its dramatic climax.

He explains how the YES campaign energised the entire Scottish nation and rewrote the rulebook for grassroots political campaigning, not just in the UK but throughout the world.

He also looks ahead to the critical role of the ‘national question’ in the future of British politics, making clear that the referendum was not the end of a process, but the beginning of one. The dream of Scottish independence is very much alive.

About the author

Alex Salmond is a Scottish politician and former First Minister of Scotland. He was Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1990 to 2000 and again from 2004 to 2014. He is currently the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeenshire East, having served as a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. In 2015 he is seeking to return to the House of Commons for the Aberdeenshire constituency of Gordon.