Independence Referendum

With just a year to go until the big vote on September 18th 2014, some 40 Arran ‘Yes’ supporters travelled by coach to Edinburgh on 21st September for the annual Independence March and Rally. They joined 20,000 people from all over Scotland, and of all ages and backgrounds, to walk from the High Street to Calton Hill. The huge crowd then stayed for an afternoon of varied music and speeches, compered by Elaine C Smith and Hardeep Singh Kohli. Among the numerous pro-independence speakers were representatives from the Green Party, Labour for Independence, the SNP, and Scottish Socialists. Also attending were delegations from other European countries with independence movementsincluding Flanders, the Basque Country, Catalunya, Corsica and Veneto. The occasion was colourful and good-humoured.