03:54Dozens of pro-independence supporters gathered outside the parliament to rally on the 10th anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with placards and Scottish pro-independence groups flags, listening to speeches, songs and traditional music played live by musicians. Scottish broadcaster Lesley Riddoch could also be seen addressing the crowd, asking if people are '100 per cent ready for independence'.
"There was an independence referendum in 2014 because Westminster thought that they would win it by maybe 80 percent, right? They never thought, they thought they would kill independence stone dead," claimed Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, a demonstrator, adding that as now the government realises it, 'they don't stand a chance'.
He continued: "So there's another referendum where we start at 50 percent then they're going to lose. So, basically, they will not offer us another referendum."
Another rally participant, Steven Campbell, said that there is 'nothing' the UK can offer Scotland. "We were dragged out of the EU, which we know the vast majority of young people support. It's just the hostile environment, the lack of action on climate change, everything," he persisted.
"There are so many reasons why young people support independence. And that makes me think it really is a matter of when, not if Scotland becomes independent," stated Campbell.
Max, a supporter, shared that ten years ago, at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, she met a 90-year-old lady, who had always been voting for the independence of Scotland. "And we sort of swung from hope to despair, and then at three in the morning we looked at each other and said, 'nah'. And we went home and we were both crying," she recalled.
She also referred to the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic as an example: "Since the Velvet Revolution Slovakia has thrived. It used to be the poor relation of Czech, with Czechia, the Czech Republic as it is now, in Czechoslovakia. It's like night and day."
The referendum on Scottish independence from the UK took place on September 18, 2014, when Scotland voted against becoming an independent country, with 55 per cent of the population opposing the move and 45 per cent supporting it.
Former Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon had initially planned to hold another independence referendum on 19 October 2023. However, in November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish government cannot conduct such a referendum without the consent of the UK government.
'They will not offer us another referendum' - Pro-independence demonstrators rally on 10th anniversary of Scottish independence referendum in Edinburgh
Dozens of pro-independence supporters gathered outside the parliament to rally on the 10th anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with placards and Scottish pro-independence groups flags, listening to speeches, songs and traditional music played live by musicians. Scottish broadcaster Lesley Riddoch could also be seen addressing the crowd, asking if people are '100 per cent ready for independence'.
"There was an independence referendum in 2014 because Westminster thought that they would win it by maybe 80 percent, right? They never thought, they thought they would kill independence stone dead," claimed Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, a demonstrator, adding that as now the government realises it, 'they don't stand a chance'.
He continued: "So there's another referendum where we start at 50 percent then they're going to lose. So, basically, they will not offer us another referendum."
Another rally participant, Steven Campbell, said that there is 'nothing' the UK can offer Scotland. "We were dragged out of the EU, which we know the vast majority of young people support. It's just the hostile environment, the lack of action on climate change, everything," he persisted.
"There are so many reasons why young people support independence. And that makes me think it really is a matter of when, not if Scotland becomes independent," stated Campbell.
Max, a supporter, shared that ten years ago, at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, she met a 90-year-old lady, who had always been voting for the independence of Scotland. "And we sort of swung from hope to despair, and then at three in the morning we looked at each other and said, 'nah'. And we went home and we were both crying," she recalled.
She also referred to the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic as an example: "Since the Velvet Revolution Slovakia has thrived. It used to be the poor relation of Czech, with Czechia, the Czech Republic as it is now, in Czechoslovakia. It's like night and day."
The referendum on Scottish independence from the UK took place on September 18, 2014, when Scotland voted against becoming an independent country, with 55 per cent of the population opposing the move and 45 per cent supporting it.
Former Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon had initially planned to hold another independence referendum on 19 October 2023. However, in November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish government cannot conduct such a referendum without the consent of the UK government.
Dozens of pro-independence supporters gathered outside the parliament to rally on the 10th anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with placards and Scottish pro-independence groups flags, listening to speeches, songs and traditional music played live by musicians. Scottish broadcaster Lesley Riddoch could also be seen addressing the crowd, asking if people are '100 per cent ready for independence'.
"There was an independence referendum in 2014 because Westminster thought that they would win it by maybe 80 percent, right? They never thought, they thought they would kill independence stone dead," claimed Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, a demonstrator, adding that as now the government realises it, 'they don't stand a chance'.
He continued: "So there's another referendum where we start at 50 percent then they're going to lose. So, basically, they will not offer us another referendum."
Another rally participant, Steven Campbell, said that there is 'nothing' the UK can offer Scotland. "We were dragged out of the EU, which we know the vast majority of young people support. It's just the hostile environment, the lack of action on climate change, everything," he persisted.
"There are so many reasons why young people support independence. And that makes me think it really is a matter of when, not if Scotland becomes independent," stated Campbell.
Max, a supporter, shared that ten years ago, at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, she met a 90-year-old lady, who had always been voting for the independence of Scotland. "And we sort of swung from hope to despair, and then at three in the morning we looked at each other and said, 'nah'. And we went home and we were both crying," she recalled.
She also referred to the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic as an example: "Since the Velvet Revolution Slovakia has thrived. It used to be the poor relation of Czech, with Czechia, the Czech Republic as it is now, in Czechoslovakia. It's like night and day."
The referendum on Scottish independence from the UK took place on September 18, 2014, when Scotland voted against becoming an independent country, with 55 per cent of the population opposing the move and 45 per cent supporting it.
Former Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon had initially planned to hold another independence referendum on 19 October 2023. However, in November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish government cannot conduct such a referendum without the consent of the UK government.