Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
The 2014 campaign has been mythologised by nationalists
Ten years ago George Square in Glasgow buzzed with campaigners for Scottish independence. The anniversary of the referendum, which fell on September 18th, passed somewhat more discreetly. Scottish political leaders made pro forma speeches. Bob Doris, a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician representing north-east Glasgow, says that activists planned to talk to local people about the anniversary, but delicately: “We’ll do it very quietly, in a dignified fashion.”
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Remembering the referendum”
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