SNP depute leader Keith Brown has backed The National's 10,000 Steps campaign, ahead of our unique supplement tomorrow.
We will be launching our "Big Enough, Rich Enough, Smart Enough" campaign with a special eight-page feature, packed with facts and arguments that will help win voters over to the Yes side.
We want to help you make the case for independence one conversation at a time – and asking our readers to buy an extra copy of tomorrow's paper to give to an undecided friend, neighbour, colleague or contact.
Praising the initiative, Brown said: “I’ll be buying an extra copy of The National tomorrow to share Big Enough, Rich Enough, Smart Enough with a friend who is undecided on independence.
“More and more people are looking again at the case for an independent Scotland. Westminster is in crisis and the Tories are hellbent on dragging us all off a cliff-edge Brexit that will do untold damage to our economy.
“Scotland at least has the choice of a better future, the choice of an independent future. We have the right to make that choice. And we will not allow the Tories to block it.
“So we can start to make the case clearer than ever for friends and family who aren’t yet convinced.
“Taking time to listen and gently persuade are important but very often people like to feel that they take a new viewpoint themselves, so leaving this special pullout with them will give them the facts they need to help them back Scotland in its journey towards independence.”
This is the first of our new series of monthly supplements targeted at No voters, which we launched after reaching 6000 subscribers – one of the milestones in our 10,000 Steps campaign for independence.
The next milestone is around 50 subscribers away. When we reach 7000, we'll hire a video journalist to produce easy-to-digest short clips about why independence is crucial for Scotland, along with other related content.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
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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