BBC Scotland Political Correspondent
John Swine has underlined his strategy to achieve independence The national Newspaper.
The headline promises a “renewed” approach, but a lot of it seems to be familiar to what the ministers are saying earlier because he took over his party last year.
A three-dimensional strategy has been proposed by the SNP leader.
First, he wants to see a campaign to create “the highest level of possible support for freedom”.
The SNP received voices for some time that a freedom vote should be a rubber stamp on the “settled will” of the people of Scotland.
What is John Swine’s freedom strategy?
Earlier, when the displayable support seems to be suppressed on it, Swine has quoted deviation on the 1997 referendum. In that vote, 74% of Scots wanted a Scottish Parliament.
Second, the first minister wrote that he wants to create “public pressure around the fundamental national rights of Scotland”.
Somewhere else in the article, Swine confirmed that the “agreeable democratic referendum” is the path of freedom.
The Supreme Court has earlier ruled that this power is with the UK government.
So he wants to pressurize ministers in London so when the Scottish Parliament has another vote.
How will he achieve? See Point One.
Finally, Swine says that a “vigor” SNP win in next year’s Holiroad election will help in the final reason of the party.
And this is probably a lot from why the first ministers are now underlining their proposals.
The voter base of SNP is in favor of freedom (there is no shock).
They need to exclude and return their party next year. And he does not want other supporters looking towards freedom options like Greens or Alba.
But is it an aggressive adequate freedom strategy for those who are impatient for constitutional changes?
A comprehensive plan is underlined. Accurate mechanics are still in the air.
But their predecessors have been stunned by offering a lot of offer on the issue.
Nicola Sturgeon first set a date for a second referendum. He also said that a general election could be a “de-facto” vote on independence.
None of those promises came.
Is freedom still an SNP priority?
Humza Yasaf promised freedom that SNP’s 2024 general election manifesto would be “Page One, Line One”. He was out of the job by that time, but she remained a pledge.
The SNP had a disastrous result, lost 39 seats.
Swine has to try to inspire and motivate his followers on freedom question, but he also does not want to overpromize.
And they have a balance task to manage. He does not want to accuse the Constitution of focusing very loudly at a time when issues of day to day are to be addressed.
It seems as if the issue of independence has slipped into the agenda in recent times.
Sir Kir Stmper and even recently claimed that the first minister did not bring it with him as a “first priority”.
He also indicated that when he was in Downing Street, there would not be another vote.
What does a freedom mandate create?
There are indications that on both sides of logic people are covering around a position – that the support for freedom has to be brought to a higher level if the second vote is to be done.
This is a situation that was recently outlined by former Orthodox Minister Michael Gov.
It is important that Swine is underlining its independence approach with an election. But there are still many unanswered questions.
They think that need to achieve freedom? How would he really convince the UK government to rely on another referendum?
Does a “loud” represents an election victory? If the SNP loses seats (which shows the current voting that they will do) can they really claim a mandate to carry forward freedom?
Swine makes it clear that freedom is what he is in work to achieve.
He is not the first SNP leader to say so.
His party has voices that ask him to move forward quickly. And he will have other people advocating a slow and stable approach.
A part of his success – or failure – will depend on how he navigates the issue in next year’s election.