THE Yes DIY page is delighted to flag up a couple of events coming up in the east of Scotland.

On Thursday of next week, February 6, economist Dr Tim Rideout will be in the Brunton Hall, Musselburgh, to speak at an event organised by the local Yes Group. The event is free but anyone going along should register at Eventbrite.

Yes Musselburgh said: “Come along and hear what the economist Dr Tim Rideout has to say about issues surrounding currency in an Independent Scotland. What currency would an independent Scotland use? What steps are required to successfully introduce it?

What is the planned Scottish reserve bank? What is the pensioner guarantee? How to test how prepared we are?”

People attending are asked to bring along £5 to play the currency game.

On Sunday, February 16, at 1.45pm in the magnificent Playfair Library in Edinburgh,

MP and QC Joanna Cherry has been invited by the prestigious Department of Public Law of Edinburgh University to speak at Scotland’s Future – An Independent Nation in Europe?

The organisers state: “As the UK Government seeks to negotiate the UK’s future relationship with the EU, Cherry believes that Scotland’s best future is as an independent nation in Europe. But while Boris Johnson refuses to accept a new referendum on independence, what is the way forward in Scotland’s constitutional journey?”

Again, please register at Eventbrite.