As a member of Scottish Labour, Freeman had never supported Scottish independence. Her experience of working in the Scottish Executive, became an option "worth considering". Freeman was active in the campaign for Scottish independence since the announcement of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. In May 2012 it was announced that she was a part of Yes Scotland. She is a founding member of Women for Independence and spoke at a meeting of the Labour for Independence group. During the referendum campaign she made appearances on television programmes as a commentator.