Thousands of pro-independence activists gathered on George Square in the Scottish city of Glasgow carrying Saltire flags and \u201cYes\u201d banners on Saturday. \u201cEnd London rule,\u201d said one of the banners.<\/p>\n
Organizers of the demonstration wanted to \u201cmake a clear statement that our journey to full independence for our nation continues,\u201d the Daily Record reported.<\/p>\n
“It’s now not a question of if we become independent, it’s when we become independent,\u201d rally organizer and Solidarity co-convener Tommy Sheridan said.<\/p>\n
“I think the mandate for the next referendum should be sought next year at the Scottish Parliament elections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The next referendum should be organized \u201cwhen the time is right, when Nicola [Sturgeon] says so, and when I think that there’s a good chance that we will win it,\u201d Robert Boyd, 47, another activist told the Daily Record.<\/p>\n
They may have been defeated in last year’s independence referendum, but they haven\u2019t fallen silent. In the lead up to the independence referendum in Scotland in September 2014, tens of thousands of activists attended \u2018YES\u2019 rallies – and those people have not dissolved into thin air. One year on they are making a statement by setting up a rally in Scotland\u2019s largest city to draw attention to their cause.<\/p>\n
The independence referendum in Scotland last year had an unprecedented election turnout of 84.6 percent of voters, serving strong proof of how serious the Scots feel about their land and its future, no matter whether they said yes or no.<\/p>\n
Today, one year from the #indyref, calls for a new referendum are rising. The leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon made a statement, saying the \u201cUK is living on borrowed time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you continue to ignore Scotland\u2019s voice, if you continue to disrespect the choice the people across this country made in May (general elections in the UK), more and more people will conclude that Westminster simply cannot deliver for Scotland,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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