Scott Macdonald

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  • YENL 12th April

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    An excellent morning and early afternoon on the campaign trail. Lots of work done, lots of conversations, lots more volunteers and crucially, lots more people engaged and moved towards Yes. I love days like today, may we have many, many more of them in the coming months.

  • Off to Flanders for the weekend

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    Scott Macdonald
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    Well, that was an interesting weekend… Second-to-last Friday, I get home. Bit tired, needing to wring myself out before a weekend’s campaigning. Check Facebook and Twitter. The ever alert Connor Beaton (@zcbeaton) highlighted this tweet from Natalie McGarry – a recent SNP parliamentary candidate and activist within Women for Independence (give ’em a couple of…

  • Tynecastle Welcomes Successful Second Super Saturday

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    Scott Macdonald
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    Over the past year, hundreds of events organised by the Yes Scotland campaign across the country have seen dozens of supporters pounding pavements and engaging with the public in inventive and traditional ways. The Yes Edinburgh Super Saturday events bring a large group of Yes advocates together to show the collective strength of the city…

  • Independence Facebook exchange

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    Scott Macdonald
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    A Facebook exchange. Better Together-supporter called Andrew: If I may ask, why do you support independence? Reply: Hi Andrew, Sorry about not replying sooner, I’ve not checked this folder in weeks. And you’re very welcome to ask.

  • Modern politicking

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    Scott Macdonald
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    I’m a newcomer to politics. Since jumping off the fence on the independence referendum in mid-April 2011; this year has been the most eventful of my political life. It had to be. Looking at the challenges facing Yes Scotland, and having came to the conclusion that Scotland would be to my mind better off: socially,…

  • Dirty Money: The Tory Millionaire Bankrolling Better Together

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    Scott Macdonald
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    This is a copy of an article posted by Michael Gray on April 7, 2013 on the website: National Collective. National Collective has been removed from the Internet. Some people just don’t understand The Streisand Effect! Copy, print, and share. –> snip Today ‘Better Together’ disclosed £1.1 million of donations to its campaign. Almost half…

  • Voting at 16 in the independence referendum

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    Scott Macdonald
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    Dear Mr. Chisholm, I write to you today to highlight a potential issue in what is likely to be an issue in the upcoming 2014 independence referendum. I note that the agreement has yet to be confirmed, but it has been widely reported in the media that 16 and 17 year olds will be eligible…