“Yes Scotland” campaign launched

Organisers of the event have vowed to stage the “biggest community-based campaign in Scotland’s history” in the run-up to the independence referendum which could take place in October 2014.

“We unite behind a declaration of self-evident truth,” said the First Minister.

“The people who live in Scotland are best placed to make the decisions that affect Scotland. We want a Scotland that’s greener, that’s fairer and more prosperous. We realise that the power of an independent Scotland is necessary to achieve these great ends”, Alex Salmond added.

Salmond was joined by politicians from other parties, including the Greens, who want Scotland to leave the UK.

“We don’t start from scratch. We have a parliament which has earned its spurs for more than a decade. If the parliament can run education, then why can’t it run the economy? If it can be trusted to run the health service, then why can’t it represent Scotland internationally?” he said.

“If it can be trusted to protect our old people, then why can’t we protect the country, and do so without the obscenity of nuclear weapons?”

“I want Scotland to be independent not because I think we are better than any other country but because I know we’re as good as any other country. Like these other nations, our future, our resources, our success should be in our own hands”, said the Scottish National Party leader.

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