Contributor(s): Professor Jim Gallagher | This theme will explore the future of Scotland within the UK in the context of the 2014 independence referendum. The long-evolved case for independence will be examined alongside the arguments for staying within the Union. Devolution to Edinburgh has created a radically separate political and governmental system since 1999, with further fiscal reform due to take place in the aftermath of the 2014 referendum. How will Scotland's position in relation to the UK be affected by further devolution and are there implications for Wales, Northern Ireland and England?