Editing History of Scotland (section)

=== Overview ===
Following World War II, Scotland's economic situation became progressively worse due to overseas competition, inefficient industry, and industrial disputes. This only began to change in the 1970s, partly due to the discovery and development of [[North Sea]] oil and gas and partly as Scotland moved towards a more service-based economy, with the services sector contributing 75% to the overall Scottish economy in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Institute |first1=Fraser of Allander |title=Economic statisticians, irony and Scotland’s latest trade statistics |url=https://fraserofallander.org/economic-statisticians-irony-and-scotlands-latest-trade-statistics/ |website=FAI |access-date=26 October 2024 |date=5 February 2020}}</ref>

This period saw the emergence of the [[Scottish National Party]] and movements for both [[Scottish independence]] and more popularly [[devolution]]. A referendum on devolution in 1979 was unsuccessful as it did not achieve the support of 40 per cent of the electorate.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Scottish Parliament: The path to devolution|url=https://www.parliament.scot/about/history-of-the-scottish-parliament/the-path-to-devolution|publisher=Scottish Parliament|quote=The Act required that 40% of the Scottish electorate [..] had to support the Act for it to come into force.}}</ref> However, in 1997 Scottish voters voted in favour of establishing a [[Scottish Parliament]] which was established in 1998 and thus [[Scottish devolution]] was reformed.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=MUNRO |first=COLIN R. |date=1998 |title=Scottish Devolution: Accommodating a Restless Nation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24674608 |journal=International Journal on Minority and Group Rights |volume=6 |issue=1/2 |pages=97–119 |doi=10.1163/15718119920907659 |jstor=24674608 |issn=1385-4879|url-access=subscription }}</ref>  In 2014, the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|independence referendum]] saw vote against independence by 55% to 45% choosing to remain in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-09-19 |title=Scottish referendum: Scotland votes 'No' to independence |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441 |access-date=2023-01-13}}</ref>