13 June 2012updated 21 Jul 2021 11:56am

Progress Scotland — the new group plotting a route to independence

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 10: Angus Robertson SNP Deputy Leader speaks to delegates ahead of First Minister & SNP Leader Nicola SturgeonÕs keynote speech at The SNP Autumn Conference 2017 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on October 10, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Scottish National Party have gathered in Glasgow for the 83rd Annual National Conference. Over the three day period, the conference will set out SNP plans for the future of Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Will the ongoing Brexit fiasco push more voters north of the border towards supporting Scexit from the UK? If so, will it push enough? What will it take to turn the 45 per cent who backed independence in 2014 into a winning majority?

Angus Robertson is on a mission to answer these questions. The 49-year-old former Westminster leader of the SNP, who lost his seat in the 2017 general election, wants to better understand the currents driving Scottish public opinion and in doing so believes he can perform a valuable service to the Yes movement.