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The National unveils 'Indy Activist of the Year' award in tribute to campaigner
It's becoming clear that SNP will have to fire the starting gun for a Yes campaign, but grassroots intend to carry the baton.

Scots are being urged to show their support for the EU on the third anniversary of Brexit

COMMENT Lesley Riddoch: A day of shame for Britain can be one of pride for Scots

The Scottish Independence Congress is expecting 300 delegates from local and national groups

EXCLUSIVE Congress uniting Scotland's pro-independence parties and local Yes groups announced

The fundraiser will be a big boost to local Yes groups across Scotland

Massive Yes fundraiser smashes £100k target ahead of deadline

A rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh following the Supreme Court's indyref2 ruling

National Grassroots Fundraiser launched to poll Scots on independence after Supreme Court ruling

Cole-Hamilton has written to the UK Statistics Authority over a wind power figure on a Yes campaign leaflet

Alex Cole-Hamilton contacts stats authority over SNP wind power claim

Activists donning Believe in Scotland’s new high-viz have been delivering campaign material

Massive Yes fundraiser races past key milestone ahead of target

Natalie McGarry was jailed for two years at Glasgow Sheriff Court in June

Prosecutors look to recover £162k from former MP Natalie McGarry

Mike Blackshaw with Lesley Riddoch, who has penned this article about her friend and fellow campaigner

IN MEMORY Baton passes as a great supporter of independence departs the stage

Alyn Smith was part of a panel that included (from left) former Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler, podcaster Jemma Forte, himself, and the philosopher Professor AC Grayling

COMMENT Yes London event showed Scotland can be example rest of UK follows

An image shared on Twitter by one activist who burned a copy of the Act of Union

COMMENT Was burning the Act of Union really such a contentious stunt?

'This is the Yes movement, not SNP so the fact the group took it on now means we can make the independence argument in a party neutral way'

'Indy Curious Saturday' events are coming to Fife with Q&As and performances

Grassroots activists from the Yes organisations that have joined Believe in Scotland say the material it provides is credible and therefore critical in persuading more people to support independence

SPECIAL REPORT Believe in Scotland is now engine of the Yes campaign

From left: Emma Russell, Gillian Mackay and Neil MacLeod spoke at Yes Falkirk event last week

Unity is a must to help build a new nation, Yes group says

The broadcaster and campaigner called for more passion in the movement

Exclusive Lesley Riddoch in call for huge protest on day of Supreme Court indy decision

Independence freedom march in Inverness attratcts over 10,000 people from all over the country.

comment Tories may move the independence polls by protecting the super rich

People take part in the All Under One Banner Scottish independence demonstration at the Robert the Bruce statue at the Battle of Bannockburn site near Stirling. PA Photo.

comment Lesley Riddoch: The Yes movement must ramp up its visibility this winter

A pro-independence event due to be held in George Square the day before the Queen's funeral has been rescheduled

Yes festival on eve of Queen's funeral postponed over 'public order concerns'

Thunder in the Glens returned with a mass ride-out of 3000 bikers from Aviemore to Grantown on Spey

IN PICTURES: Engines echo through Aviemore as 3000 bikers attend Thunder in the Glens

The banner stating 'Tory Scum Out' has drawn widespread criticism

Exclusive Renewed calls for indy code of conduct after 'ugly and toxic' Perth protests

YesBikers will lead two independence convoys making their way to Glenshee

YesBikers announce two indy convoy events taking place this weekend

The latest video from Yes.scot asks people in Dundee why they want to see Scotland become independent

WATCH: New indyref2 campaign film sees Dundonians making case for Yes

The 'silent clansman' at a Yes2Indee rally in Edinburgh in March. Photo: Colin Mearns

YES DIY Scottish independence campaign announces two demos ahead of indyref2

Dumfries and Galloway Indy Hub is launching a crowdfunder

Mobile independence hub launches crowdfunder ahead of indyref2 campaign

English Scots for Yes remains unafraid of the possibility of a trade border

EXCLUSIVE Indy Scotland-England Border not a problem, says English Scots for Yes founder

All Under One Banner march for independence, Defend Our NHS march, Glasgow...Photograph by Colin Mearns.14 May 2022..

VOICES OF THE MOVEMENT ‘Pinged into life’: Yes campaigners share thoughts on indyref2 plans

Broadcasting Scotland is asking for help with its crowdfunded. Photos from Broadcasting Scotland on Twitter

SNP grandee backs independent Scots broadcaster as fundraiser goes to wire

All Under One Banner supporters will be out on the streets of Dumfries on Saturday

EXPLAINED Everything you need to know about the Dumfries independence march

Yes Highlands & Islands have achieved a long-held dream

EXCLUSIVE 'Saltire blue tsunami' hits Highlands and Islands as Yes groups join huge regional alliance

Manniefest is named after the notorious statue of the Duke of Sutherland, known for his role in the Highland Clearances. Credit: Andrew Tryon

'First of its kind' independence festival set to launch in the Highlands

All Under One Banner are taking to the streets of Glasgow. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Everything you need to know about Saturday's AUOB march in Glasgow

The trial is being heard at Glasgow Sheriff Court

Natalie McGarry sent herself £10k Yes group fund before paying rent, court told

Yes2Indee which is organising the event in Kirkcaldy

Scots urged to turn coastal town into sea of Saltires in Yes march

The declarations were signed at a rally marking 702 years since the Declaration of Arbroath

Almost 500 'Declarations of Sovereign Scots' sent to United Nations

Natalie McGarry used Yes group's funds 'to cover her own expenses', trial told

Natalie McGarry used Yes group's funds 'to cover her own expenses', trial told

Natalie McGarry appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court

Former MP stands trial accused of embezzling £25k from Yes groups

Natalie McGarry has previously entered not guilty pleas to the charges

Trial of former SNP MP accused of embezzling Yes group funds begins today

A call has gone out to Yessers to attend an upcoming independence rally for the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

YES MARCH Call for Yessers to unite at Arbroath after Covid 'scattered everything to the wind'

Police said they are probing the incident after a pro-independence billboard was hit by vandals

exclusive Police probe vandalism attack on Scottish independence billboard

Yes2indee says the movement in Scotland is ‘awake’

Yes group in call for Scots to join capital independence march

Michael Russell will speak at an AUOB Yes rally to mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

Exclusive Michael Russell to speak at independence rally marking the Declaration of Arbroath

‘We’ve lost a braw fechter for Scotland’: In memory of Ivor Birnie

‘We’ve lost a braw fechter for Scotland’: In memory of Ivor Birnie

The Yes generation’s understanding of politics was formed during the campaign to achieve devolution

COMMENT How Generation Yes will shape the future of our nation

LIVE: Demonstrators march through Glasgow calling for Boris Johnson to resign

RECAP: Demonstrators march through Glasgow calling for Boris Johnson to resign

All Under One Banner protest on Buchanan Street, Glasgow against Boris Johnson becoming the UK's next Prime Minister in 2019

EXCLUSIVE Final call for protesters to join 'emergency' demonstration against Tory rule

Erin Mwembo is the national convener of Young Scots for Independence

COMMENT Young Scots for Independence are raring to go for upcoming local elections

Campaign group AUOB has defended this weekend's march for independence in Glasgow, which will be addressed by MPs Stephen Flynn and Neale Hanvey

EXCLUSIVE Two MPs confirmed as speakers at AUOB march for independence

The campaign group All Under One Banner has stood by its decision to hold an emergency independence rally in Glasgow

AUOB defend decision for 'Sack Boris Johnson' emergency march

AUOB plan to hold a rally pro-independence rally at Bannockburn in June 2022

YES DIY All Under One Banner announces planned dates for 2022's independence rallies

Frances Curran aims to unite Scotland’s fractured socialist base to secure a Yes majority. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Exclusive interview How reuniting ‘fractured’ Scots socialists can win indyref2 for Yes campaign

Progress to Yes event postponed due to surge in Covid infections

Progress to Yes event postponed due to surge in Covid infections

By Jingo, let’s cease the talk of this old devo-max chestnut

LETTERS By Jingo, let’s cease the talk of this old devo-max chestnut

There is debate over the idea of devo-max being an option in a second independence vote

COMMENT David Pratt: We must ensure we do not fall into devo-max political ambush

Hopefully this year will see us all come together with one common aim in mind: independence

Letters My New Year wish list and why independence is by far the most important