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The Unionist media has been more than happy to use recent challenges in the SNP as a stick to beat the entire independence movement with, arguing that the cause is dead.
It’s clear that support for independence is as strong as ever, continuing to sit at around 50/50, despite declining backing for the SNP in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation and the following police investigation.
But that doesn’t fit the narrative, does it?
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We fact-check the ridiculous claims that make it into the rest of the media. We tell the truth about Scotland’s amazing resources. We provide reason after reason to support independence.
We’re also THE platform for the independence movement, featuring voices of all kinds of Yessers.
We just exclusively livestreamed the SNP’s Independence Convention on the same day we joined the All Under One Banner march through Stirling. We are at the centre of the conversation around Scotland’s constitutional future, consistently setting the agenda.
Oh, and our multimedia offering is pretty great too – with our fast-growing Instagram and TikTok platforms constantly taking you behind the scenes in Parliament and in our newsroom. Plus our podcast is so good even Tories admit they listen to it to keep clued in on what’s going on in the world of Yes.
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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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