The creation of The National represents a growing demand for pro-independence coverage.
The creation of The National represents a growing demand for pro-independence coverage
This morning sees the launch of The National, a new pro-independence daily newspaper in Scotland.
Printed and published by the Newsquest-owned Herald & Times Group, the paper will be the first new daily to be launched in Scotland for years.
As 13,000 people gathered on Saturday to support new first minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Glasgow Hydro, The National was unveiled by its editor Richard Walker. Walker told the crowd:
“We lost the referendum but the political momentum behind independence is growing by the day, evidenced by the doubling of membership of the SNP, and the ongoing debate about extra powers for the Scottish Parliament.”
Walker also edits the Sunday Herald, the only Scottish newspaper to actively support the referendum in September. On the Sunday after the results, the Herald’s print sales shot up to around 50,000 copies, representing a year on year increase of 111 per cent.
The National will cost 50p and can be purchased from most newsagents and supermarkets. It will also be available in an electronic edition, and an accompanying website TheNational.scot is in development.
New managing director Tim Blott said:
“The National is an exciting opportunity to meet the needs of a very politically-engaged section of the Scottish population. We recognise that launching a newspaper in 2014 is to some extent counter-intuitive but we consistently argue for the power of great journalism and informed opinion.
“We will trial the new title in its proposed format for a week and if, as anticipated, it takes off then it will become a new and dynamic fixture in Scottish publishing.”
1.6m Scots voted to leave the Union in September. The launch of this paper shows that future independence for Scotland is still a very real possibility.
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14 Responses to “New pro-independence daily launches in Scotland”
rollo_tommasi
Mass rallies, intimidation of businesses and university lecturers who dare to speak out against independence, protests against the media, tearing down of Better Together posters……definite parrallels with Hitlers Germany alright
22heghog
Best foot forward. Information is power. The digital edition will increase exponentially, This new platform will be a force for good. A respectable
memes hub would be far better informed, than any here today gone
tomorrow politician.Time to show mainstream media, the way forward
perhaps ?
Ian Brannan
” intimidation of businesses and university lecturers who dare to speak out against independence,”
Feel free to provide hard evidence of your baseless assertions.
“protests against the media”
Are we not allowed to protest in the Unionist fascist state against biased coverage? Example Nick Robinson clearly lied see here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_XhTALHQzI
“tearing down of Better Together posters”
Provide cold hard evidence of these attacks and that yes voters were behind this. Meanwhile in the real world – Unionist thugs attack a defenceless 80 year old see here – http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/scottish-independence-campaigner-80-attacked-1-3077094
SNP offices were vandalised by the no campaign’s thugs see here – http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/nazi-swastika-daubed-on-snp-msp-s-arbroath-office-1.449448
The no campaign’s thugs ran amok in Glasgow performing nazi salutes and attacking people just like the Brownshirts see here – http://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gs6.jpg
http://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gs1.jpg
http://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gs4.jpg
rollo_tommasi
Here you go……including a blind man punched by a YES supporter.
http://www.express.co.uk/scotland/512199/The-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-the-Scottish-independence-battle
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11100754/Revealed-Alex-Salmond-personally-pressurised-St-Andrews-University-head-over-independence-concerns.html
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/academics-voice-freedom-of-speech-concerns-in-indy-row.1384607973
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/day-of-reckoning-post-yes-vote-says-jim-sillars-1-3539754
Thankfully its all died down on both sides since the vote and a sense of normality has returned….lets keep it that way. For good!
uglyfatbloke
Overall, both sides should be proud of the behaviour of the campaigns; it was incredibly good-natured. The behaviour of the BBC however was really not acceptable. The endless coverage of Murphy getting egged and the post-event reporting about the attack in George Square was shameful.