This study maps out the process to independence for Scotland and spells out the consequences. Part one addresses the question, if the Scots vote for an SNP government in Edinburgh, what will that government need to do to deliver its manifesto promise of achieving independence in Scotland? Part two then addresses the question, if the Scots attain independence, what will change? What will be the economic costs and benefits? What will Scotland’s place be in the world: the EU and NATO? Independent and non-partisan, the book has a practical purpose. The focus is on the process whereby Scotland might achieve independence and the consequences that would follow for Scotland and the rest of the UK. The book should have an impact in two spheres: on the policy-making community and in terms of contribution to academic debate and the research within it should be of key interest to politicians, civil servants, academics and journalists.