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Yes Scotland have achieved their target for funding the Yes Campaign local groups. The 300 Crowd Crowdfunding appeal surpassed the target, by the deadline yesterday, and going on to achieve 109%.
Yes Scotland have just three days left to achieve their target of £15,000 to help fund the activities of the Yes Campaign local groups.
It has come to our attention that some people were anxious about ordering copies of Scotland's Future : Your Guide to an Independent Scotland as it might incur an unknown cost.
Scotland's Future is the title of the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence. The following is a list of White Paper information sources:
The Scottish Government will publish The Independence White Paper on Tuesday November 26th 2013. The document is expected to be very substantial as it will cover in detail how Scotland will move to independence after a Yes vote.
Following on from yesterday's report about the motion to replace the Stirling Saltire with a Union Flag it would appear there was a last minute change of heart by the instigators.
Stirling Council has a motion before it for the meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday October 10th 2013, to remove the Stirling Saltire from council buildings and replace it with Union Flags.
A poll by respected polling company Panelbase, commissioned by the SNP, puts the Yes vote at 44% and No at 43%.
This year the assembly point for the March will be on the High Street (Royal Mile), Edinburgh. The marchers will then proceed down the High Street, across the North Bridge and along Waterloo Place/Regent Road to arrive at the Rally on Calton Hill.
You wait your whole lifetime for a cartoon character to support Scottish independence and then two come along in the same week! Refer to our previous story about Newsnet's Duggy Dug for the other cartoon character.