THIS Thursday February 27, we are once again asking our readers to help us get the McCrone Report into the hands of as many undecided or No voters as possible.
Last year, we made newspaper history by publishing Westminster’s secret oil dossier for the first time – and this year we’ve taken our efforts one step further.
READ MORE: Who was McCrone – expert on Scotland’s political economy?
You can now PRE-ORDER bulk copies of our special edition by going to our online shop via this link: www.thenational.scot/shop.
We’ve already sold 3000 extra copies – but we want to make sure that as many people as possible read the devastating truth that was kept from Scotland: if we had been independent we would have been one of the richest countries in Europe.
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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