We're hitting the road to visit readers all over Scotland
THE National is hitting the road to bring Scotland’s only independence-supporting daily newspaper to our readers in their own local areas.
Since our two-year anniversary our editor Callum Baird has been tirelessly touring the country, accompanied by our hugely popular columnist the Wee Ginger Dug (and his human Paul Kavanagh).
Would you like us to come and visit you? Get in touch via roadshow@thenational.scot.
Where are we going next?
- March 11: Lecture Theatre A1, Cottrell Building, University of Stirling, 7-9pm with Richard Walker and the Wee Ginger Dug. Free tickets available from Eventbrite.
Where have we been?
2020
January 16: Glasgow
2019
- October 4: The Chaterteris Centre, Edinburgh
- August 21: Boomerang Community Centre, Dundee
- July 3: Cowdenhill Community Hall, Bo'ness
- May 9: Shawlands, Glasgow
- February 20: Falkirk
2018
- December 13: Kirkcaldy
- November 27: Lockerbie
- November 19: Largs
- November 15: Bearsden
- October 9: Bannockburn
- October 3: East Neuk of Fife
- August 9: Islay
- July 17: Peterhead
- June 8-9: SNP conference, Aberdeen
- May 24: Blairgowrie
- April 20: Lochgilphead
- March 29: Dumbarton
- March 14: Musselburgh
- March 6: Bathgate
- February 28: Peterhead
- February 12: Arbroath
- January 25: Port Glasgow
2017
- December 15: Troon
- November 27: Aboyne
- November 22: Aberdeenshire
- October 24: Perth
- October 16: Eyemouth
- September 28: Girvan
- September 13: East Kilbride
- September 5: Forfar
- August 15: Cumbernauld
- July 26: Aberdeen
- July 7: Skye
- June 20: Orkney
- June 29: Thurso
- June 15: Dunfermline
- May 9: Dalkeith
- May 2: Airdrie
- April 26: Stirling
- April 7: Fort William
- March 22: Dumfries
- March 15: Edinburgh
- March 7: Broughty Ferry
- February 19: Ellon
- February 17: Dunoon
- February 3: Paisley
- January 19: Penicuik
- January 14: Glasgow
2016
- November 30: Inverness
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We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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