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I didn’t get the chance to ask all of the 200,000 about their, or lack of, political affiliations.

If it makes you happy then go for it!

When you say all parties - which politicians and political parties were there?

It definitely is an all party / no party thing with the common denominator being Independence. If nothing else it was a fun uplifting day which can’t be a bad thing in the current climate ?

You do not pay for your own policing at all!! And let’s be clear - it’s not all parties, is it? If unions are so bad then why the need for the EU? Why do we benefit from trade and shared resources? You posts sound like the worst of the Brexit party at times.

Its NOT an SNP event Jane10 never was neverhas been .The clue is in the name .ALL UNDER ONE BANNER .All parties and groups marching together and Nicola has never been on one.None that I've been on anyway unless she hiding in the crowd .Flora we pay for policing and we train and provide our own marshalls .We will be Independent and we will march until we are.IF we weren't already in the union do you think anyone would want to join it? So why would we want to remain in it?

Does not matter what your views are marches are disruptive to the other people not involved in the march , cost money in policing and sadly achieve nothing . They are forgotten in a few days unless you live in Hong Kong and are willing to lay down your life for the cause.

I gather Nicola didn't turn up. Not like her to miss a photo opportunity!
As usual, numbers attending grossly overestimated. However, I'm sure they all had a lovely day out shouting and agreeing with each other.

‘Imagine’ doesn’t quite cut it for me - especially as we all know that the White Paper got a few things wrong.

I’m actually not as opposed to independence as I used to be before the disaster that is Brexit happened, but in order for me (and many others like me) to help get this over the line the Pro Indy lobby need to be far better at providing actual, real, hard evidence and detail. We don’t even know if we’ll be back in the EU and in what form - and for me that’s key. They also need a significant swing to Indy right across Scotland as opposed to simply more votes in Glasgow, Dundee and some parts of the Central belt - otherwise we could end up with a similar situation to the one we’re experiencing now, with half the country fighting tooth and nail not to leave now that it’s become clear that the figures don’t add up. I don’t think the majority of Scottish people are really desperate for more infighting, divisions or acrimony - we need a break in order to take a breath and to be clear in terms of what a yes/no vote would mean for us in the long term, with clear facts and figures to back up our position inside or outside of the EU. Marches and motorway bridge demos etc are great for the people who are committed to the cause but utterly meaningless for those who aren’t - it’s all just flag waving and too redolent of the pro Brexit rhetoric.

SirChenjin
I would imagine that as they did in 2014 the SNP will publish their manifesto. The White Paper was a weighty tome laying out the case and implications of Scottish Independence.

It depends what happens post Brexit - so far we’ve heard nothing from the SG about what they’re offering Scotland or the rUK beyond the usual vague ‘independence’. I’m always mystified that people will commit to a yes/no/in/out vote without hearing the details

A lot of people will want to live in Scotland after BorisBrexit. Property in Scotland will become more expensive. Industries will want to invest in Scottish bases.

It was on the BBC news yesterday

Protest marches achieve little, except to bring the matter to the public attention, and it was mentioned on the news this morning.