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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Bankers are looting the world. You're not in the middle of a recession; you're in the middle of a robbery.'
#YouYesYet
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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Independence might be a step into the unknown but the known is: foodbanks; Trident; a privatised NHS and the Bedroom Tax.'
#Indyref2
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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Independence might be a step into the unknown but the known is: foodbanks; Trident; a privatised NHS and the Bedroom Tax.'
#YouYesYet
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NICOLA STURGEON (on Boris Johnson)‘His utter incompetence in every sense is now offending me on behalf of politicians everywhere…
He is a fucking clown.’
#CovidInquiry
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BILLY CONNOLLY 'The Brexit vote is a disaster and the breaking up of Europe is a crime bordering on a sin... The most important thing for Scotland is to keep our contact with Europe... I've never shouted for Scottish independence - but I might be changing my mind now.'
#Indyref2
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AMY MACDONALD ‘If Scotland is this f***ing shite then why do these folk want us to stay so much?
This government won’t subsidise an extra bedroom for those in need but it’s happy to subsidise an entire country? Absolutely sick of this patronising crap.’
#Indyref2023
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DAVID TENNANT ‘Politically, I think we’re in for quite a dark time... I’m now at the point where I think if Scotland goes again for a referendum, they should go independent.’
#YouYesYet
#Indyref2
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KEVIN BRIDGES 'I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that... I live in a nice part of Glasgow but I live 1 mile away from a food bank... why should there be a food bank for people who are working? It’s not just ‘the poor’, it’s people who are in jobs. It’s mental, mindblowing.'
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BILLY CONNOLLY ‘The most important thing for Scotland is to keep our contact with Europe. Scots voted to stay in Europe and if the only way for us to do that is to become independent from England, that may just be the way to go. And I never thought I would say that.’
#BAFTAs
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ANDY MURRAY ‘My feeling is that Scotland is its own country. I think every country would work better if it was in control of its own destiny.’
#indyref2023
#AndyMurray
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MARTIN COMPSTON '��I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for... which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the European Union. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
#YouYesYet
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SIMON PEGG 'Why should Scotland suffer under a government that England has voted for? I think it is ridiculous.'
#Indyref2
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If you want to determine the real legacy of
@NicolaSturgeon
, look at all the progressive & well-respected people tweeting warmth & solidarity. Then look at those like Piers Morgan & Julia Hartley-Brewer tweeting snark & bile. Then decide which side of history you want to be on.
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DOUGLAS HENSHALL 'No politicians of any stripe had any right or authority to dictate how long there should be between referendums, and if you want to talk about broken promises, look at what the Scottish people were promised in 2014 if they voted No.
#Indyref2
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BRIAN COX 'I have to put my country first because I have looked at what’s happened to my country and I’m disgusted. We voted 62% to stay in Europe and we were ignored. We've been sidelined for so long...
We need to take care of our own destiny. Finally.'
#Indyref2
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DAVID HAYMAN 'It's very simple, I just want to live in a better country. A small, peaceful country that favours social justice.'
#Indyref2
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MARTIN COMPSTON ‘I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for, from the South, which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the European Union. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
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MARTIN COMPSTON ‘I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for, from the South, which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the European Union. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
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IRVINE WELSH 'Swedes, Norwegians and Danes remain on amicable terms; they trade, co-operate and visit each other socially any time they like. They don't need a pompous, blustering state called Scandinavia, informing them from Stockholm how wonderful they all are.'
#Indyref2
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MHAIRI BLACK ‘Brexit-loving, strike-loathing and fiscally and socially conservative Keir Starmer has pulled Labour even further to the right than Blair ever did, and the people of Scotland know it.’
#ScottishIndependence
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AMY MACDONALD ‘If Scotland is this f***ing shite then why do these folk want us to stay so much?
This government won’t subsidise an extra bedroom for those in need but it’s happy to subsidise an entire country? Absolutely sick of this patronising crap.’
#GE2024
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IRVINE WELSH ‘The real fear of elites in England is that, if Scotland is independent, at a stroke, there’s no royal family, no House of Lords, no Eton. And people in England are going to say – we’ll have some of that.’
#Indyref2
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JACK MONROE ‘Scotland deserves better than the scraps that Westminster reluctantly throws every now and then while bleeding your resources dry. Happy to come and campaign for the
#indyref2
any time - have a lot of love for your beautiful country.’
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MARTIN COMPSTON ‘I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for... which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the European Union. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
#indyref2
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MARTIN COMPSTON ‘I’ve supported independence from a very young age. On the day of the referendum I felt like I was walking on air.
...it’s very disheartening to be going through what is happening now [with Brexit]... if we don’t stand up now when are we ever going to stand up?’
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DAVID TENNANT ‘If Scotland goes again for a referendum, they should go independent.’
#YouYesYet
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TILDA SWINTON 'I don’t quite believe the word British. I feel like it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term... I have never felt British, politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.'
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DAVID TENNANT 'I’m now at the point where I think if Scotland goes again for a referendum, they should go independent.'
#indyref2
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MARTIN COMPSTON (40 today) ‘I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for, from the South, which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the EU. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
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JOHN BERCOW ‘My view... on Scottish independence is simply that ultimately, if you believe in sovereignty, if you believe in self-government, if you believe in the right of people to choose their own destiny, it has to be up to Scotland ultimately to decide.’
#indyref2
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DAVID TENNANT ‘Politically, I think we’re in for quite a dark time...
if Scotland goes again for a referendum, they should go independent.’
#Indyref2023
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KEVIN BRIDGES 'I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that... I live in a nice part of Glasgow but I live 1 mile away from a food bank... why should there be a food bank for people who are working? It’s not just ‘the poor’, it’s people who are in jobs. It’s mental, mindblowing.'
#GE24
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BILLY CONNOLLY 'The most important thing for Scotland is to keep our contact with Europe. Scots voted to stay in Europe and if the only way for us to do that is to become independent that may just be the way to go. And I never thought I would say that.'
#YouYesYet
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Nicola Sturgeon will be remembered in history books as the most capable and popular leader Scotland has seen. Lightweights like Ross, Sarwar and Cole-Hamilton won’t even feature as footnotes.
#nicolasturgeon
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IRVINE WELSH ‘The real fear of elites in England is that, if Scotland is independent, at a stroke, there’s no royal family, no House of Lords, no Eton. And people in England are going to say – we’ll have some of that.’
#indyref2
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KEN LOACH 'Scotland has the right to hold any referendum it likes. The English ruling class are such dyed-in-the-wool imperialists they can’t conceive anything can happen without their approval. But I think: go for it. Other colonised countries have asserted their independence.'
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TILDA SWINTON 'I don’t quite believe the word British. I feel like it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term… I have never felt British; politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.'
#Yes
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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Independence might be a step into the unknown. But the known is: foodbanks, Trident, a privatised NHS and the Bedroom Tax.'
#YouYesYet
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KEVIN BRIDGES 'I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that... I live in a nice part of Glasgow but I live one mile away from a food bank... why should there be a food bank for people who are working? It’s not just ‘the poor’, it’s people who are in jobs. It’s mental, mindblowing.'
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ANDY MURRAY ‘My feeling is that Scotland is its own country. I think every country would work better if it was in control of its own destiny.’
#YouYesYet
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DAVID HAYMAN 'It's very simple, I just want to live in a better country. A small, peaceful country that favours social justice.'
#YouYesYet
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AAMER ANWAR ‘Independence is not about Nicola, it’s not about Alex, it’s bigger than that. It’s about our children’s future.’
#indyref2
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DAVID HAYMAN 'It's very simple, I just want to live in a better country. A small, peaceful country that favours social justice.'
#Indyref2
#ScottishIndependence
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DOUGLAS HENSHALL 'I never thought I'd see the day when the Labour Party in Scotland would be indistinguishable from the Tory Party...
As one of a significant number who moved away from Labour during the
#IndyRef
, I've got news for you. I'm not coming back!'
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FRANKIE BOYLE 'Maybe Independence isn't an endpoint. Maybe it's the start of a journey towards equality. Maybe Scotland can be a new kind of country.'
#YesScots
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DOUGLAS HENSHALL ‘I hate being lied to. In 2014 we were lied to so much that I’m kinda done hoping for an equal relationship.’
#Indyref2023
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VAL MCDERMID 'Independence for Scotland is a given. There’s a real sense of betrayal here. A lot of irreparable damage has been done to the union and there's a political awakening in this country that is not going to go away.'
#indyref2
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VAL MCDERMID 'There will be difficulties along the way, but at least they will be difficulties we'll be dealing with ourselves and not being dealt with by those we didn't vote for.'
#ScottishIndependence
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SAM HEUGHAN (born this day 1980) ‘My desire for independence is not anti-anything. I feel we’re a resource-rich country. It’s about having a bit of belief in ourselves again. I want a neighbour, not a ruler.’
#ScottishIndependence
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MARTIN COMPSTON ‘I’m tired of governments being forced on us that we don’t vote for... which in the end make all the big decisions for us – whether we’re going to war, whether we’re being taken out of the European Union. That’s just not a healthy state of affairs.’
#YouYesYet
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PAOLO NUTINI ‘The idea of a country being in control of their own fate is a natural thought and one that's great. I think there's been a lot of petty scaremongering happening and that the union benefits the top a lot more than it does the bottom in society.’
#Indyref2
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JOHN HANNAH (born this day 1962) ‘I wasn’t particularly happy with breaking from the UK, however, (after Brexit) I would have no doubt in saying the Scottish people should pursue their own interests and stay attached to Europe and have self-governance as an independent country.’
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IAIN BANKS 'Scotland could become a transparent low-inequality society with enlightened social policies and support for green energy... with independence we would finally have our destiny at least largely back in our own hands again – I think we could do it. And that we should.'
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DAVID TENNANT ‘If Scotland goes again for a referendum, they should go independent.’
#indyref2
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PROFESSOR TOM DEVINE 'Media has little influence on identity but BBC Scotland is a national disgrace...
it seems extraordinary when we're debating the most important issue in the nation's history to have such an inadequate national broadcaster.'
#Indyref2
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TILDA SWINTON 'I don’t quite believe the word British. I feel like it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term... I have never felt British, politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.'
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KEN LOACH 'Scotland has the right to hold any referendum it likes. The English ruling class are such dyed-in-the-wool imperialists they can’t conceive anything can happen without their approval. But I think: go for it. Other colonised countries have asserted their independence.'
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TILDA SWINTON ‘I don’t quite believe the word British. I don’t really know what it means. I’ve never felt English, and I’ve never felt British, politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.’
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BILLY CONNOLLY ‘The Brexit vote is a disaster and the breaking up of togetherness of Europe is a crime bordering on a sin... Scots voted to stay in Europe and if the only way for us to do that is to become independent from England, that may just be the way to go.’
#indyref2
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TILDA SWINTON 'I don’t quite believe the word British... it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term. I have never felt British, politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.'
#GE24
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EWAN MCGREGOR ‘The Scottish people want to stay in the European Union, and the English don't. So I just think we're going in different directions. So I think probably it’s time.’
#YouYesYet
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DAVID HAYMAN 'It's very simple, I just want to live in a better country. A small, peaceful country that favours social justice.'
#NationInWaiting
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PAUL MASON ‘For those who say ‘Scotland can’t go it alone’ - it’s none of your business. Under international law, nations have the right to self determination. It’s why Ireland is independent and not part of the UK.’
#bbcqt
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NICOLA STURGEON 'Whatever path we take it should be one decided by us, not for us.'
#Indyref2023
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STEPHEN FLYNN ‘I have been utterly ashamed to be a member of the Westminster parliament as it has sat for months in silence instead of calling for that immediate ceasefire.’
#bbcqt
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MHAIRI BLACK ‘Brexit-loving, strike-loathing and fiscally and socially conservative Keir Starmer has pulled Labour even further to the right than Blair ever did, and the people of Scotland know it.’
#GE24
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JOHN BERCOW ‘My view... on Scottish independence is simply that, ultimately, if you believe in sovereignty, if you believe in self-government, if you believe in the right of people to choose their own destiny, it has to be up to Scotland ultimately to decide.’
#Indyref2
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ALAN CUMMING ‘If anything has changed since 2014, it would be that it’s more obvious now that Scotland can do better by itself and that Westminster doesn’t have Scotland’s best interests at heart.’
#Indyref2
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KEN LOACH 'Scotland has the right to hold any referendum it likes. The English ruling class are such dyed-in-the-wool imperialists they can’t conceive anything can happen without their approval. But I think: go for it. Other colonised countries have asserted their independence.'
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FRANKIE BOYLE ‘Essentially, Brexit has proved impossible to deliver: turns out it’s tricky for English voters to take back control of their borders when one of them is in someone else’s country.’
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TONY ROBINSON ‘Given that the entire basis of the agreement between Scotland and Westminster will be undermined by Brexit, I believe the Scots have every right to a second referendum if the political will is there.’
#Indyref2
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GEORGE MONBIOT 'There is no principled argument for preserving the Union. Why should the Scots, remain aboard this sinking ship? Britain's been dead from the neck down for years now. While Scottish politics are rich with new ideas, England is trapped in a mythic past.'
#YouYesYet
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Jackie Baillie saying that no matter what the Scottish Parliament votes for, it will be for Boris Johnson to decide about another referendum. What is the actual point of Labour?
#Newsnight
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ELAINE C SMITH ‘I doubt if the people of India or Ireland or Norway when striving for self determination and a right to govern themselves asked only if they would be richer or better off? Surely being an independent country is as much to do with how we feel in our hearts & minds’
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EWAN MCGREGOR ‘The Scottish people want to stay in the European Union, and the English don't. So I just think we're going in different directions. So I think probably it’s time.’
#GE24
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KEVIN BRIDGES ‘I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that... when you start reading a bit more, about the amount of money being spent on ridiculous shit while there are food banks and families in poverty, it just becomes a joke.’
#SP21
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IRVINE WELSH ‘had Scotland become independent, the surge in energy, the building and the infrastructure, the money coming into the country, the novelty of it would have energised the place for a good couple of decades.’
#Indyref
#YouYesYet
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KEN LOACH ‘Independence would not solve (all) the problems but it would give Scottish people the power to start to create a more just, more fair, more sustainable society.'
#Indyref2
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You can’t be other than impressed at how on top of her brief
@NicolaSturgeon
was during the
#Covid
pandemic. Compare and contrast her evidence with that of Boris Johnson!
#UKCovidInquiry
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SEAN CONNERY 'My position on Scotland has never changed... Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all other nations of the world.'
#indyref2
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BRIAN COX 'We mustn’t give up the pursuit of independence. We can’t separate ourselves off, we are part of these British Isles, but we should no longer be a United Kingdom.
We should be a united federation. We should be separate, autonomous states.'
#ScottishIndependence
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ALAN CUMMING ‘If anything has changed since 2014, it would be that it’s more obvious now that Scotland can do better by itself and that Westminster doesn’t have Scotland’s best interests at heart.’
#indyref2
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VAL MCDERMID 'eventual independence for Scotland is a given. There’s a real sense of betrayal here. A lot of irreparable damage has been done to the union and there is a political awakening in this country that is not going to go away.'
#indyref2
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PAOLO NUTINI ‘The idea of a country being in control of their own fate is a natural thought and one that's great. I think there's been a lot of petty scaremongering happening (and) that a union benefits the top a lot more than it does the bottom in society.’
#indyref2
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JAMES MCAVOY 'We've taken a lot of defeats, and we're graceful in defeat.. we've had to deal with a lot of it... it's why independence would be a good thing... we need to build something new to be proud of, and I think independence for Scotland might be a good thing.'
#indyref2
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DAVID HAYMAN 'It's very simple, I just want to live in a better country. A small, peaceful country that favours social justice.'
#Indyref2
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KEVIN BRIDGES 'I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that... I live in a nice part of Glasgow but I live 1 mile away from a food bank... why should there be a food bank for people who are working? It’s not just ‘the poor’, it’s people who are in jobs. It’s mental, mindblowing.'
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PROFESSOR JOHN CURTICE ‘If you want to save the Union, you have to change public opinion, but making the case means explaining why Brexit is to Scotland’s advantage. Good luck!’
#ScottishIndependence
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KEVIN BRIDGES 'I voted Yes and I’m happy to say that. At the beginning I was quick to dismiss the whole thing as Braveheart nationalism but when you start reading about the amount spent on ridiculous shit while there are food banks and families in poverty, it just becomes a joke'
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BILLY CONNOLLY 'They're fed up of voting and getting what other people vote for, and they're rightly angry about it...
I'm not a flag waver. I won't be leading the parade for anything. But if Scotland wants it, Scotland'll get it.
And I'll be there clapping!'
#YouYesYet
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ANDY MURRAY ‘My feeling is that Scotland is its own country. I think every country would work better if it was in control of its own destiny.’
#indyref2
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EWAN MCGREGOR 'Scotland has been voting for a government we haven't been getting for years. We're a very left-voting country and we've been under conservative rule... I think probably enough is enough. I think probably it's time.'
#NationInWaiting
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BILLY CONNOLLY 'The most important thing for Scotland is to keep our contact with Europe. Scots voted to stay in Europe and if the only way for us to do that is to become independent that may just be the way to go. And I never thought I would say that.'
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TONY ROBINSON ‘Given that the entire basis of the agreement between Scotland and Westminster will be undermined by Brexit, I believe the Scots have every right to a second referendum'
#Indyref2
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VAL MCDERMID ‘I want a campaign based on hope and ambition. I hope people will realise that the better future, for all of us, is to vote for an independent Scotland.’
#ScottishIndependence
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PROFESSOR TOM DEVINE ‘Devolution max would just prolong a running sore... there has to be sovereignty. Only through sovereignty can we develop a truly amicable and equal relationship with our great southern neighbour in every possible field.’
#DevoMax
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VAL MCDERMID 'There will be difficultiues along the way, but at least they will be difficulties we'll be dealing with ourselves and not being dealt with by those we didn't vote for.'
#indyref2
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TILDA SWINTON 'I don’t quite believe the word British. I feel like it’s sort of a strictly-for-export term... I have never felt British, politically. I am happy to describe myself as Scottish and I feel, like many people, that Scotland is a naturally independent country.'
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MARK DRAKEFORD ‘The SNP won an election on the basis that they would seek another referendum. How can that be denied to the Scottish people?’
#indyref2
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