On Sunday there was a rally in George Square. Labelled "Hope Over Fear", the aim was to have a family friendly day (fairground rides and face painting for the kids) with speakers talking about how to carry on the momentum from the YES campaign, and fight for a better deal for Scotland (ok, ideally everyone attending, still wants independence, and my own opinion is that now the "promises" are being seen to be lies, and the lies told by the Better Together campaign are being shown up for what they are, then it's not a case of IF, but WHEN).
The speeches were interspersed with bands, and the atmosphere was very upbeat. Figures put the attendance at 6ooo in the square at any one time, with a total of about 10000 people in total, having attended.
Some quarters have made cynical comments about the fact that the whole thing was organised by Tommy Sheridan and his Solidarity party, as Tommy is pretty much persona non grata in certain political circles, but personally I don't think it's an issue. I'm not one likely to vote for Tommy, although I do think he's a great speaker. He know's his stuff, and doesn't rely on an autocue or script, like most of the more mainstream politicians.
The square was a sea of saltires, and YES flags. There were the usual mix of stands, with pretty much every flavour of socialism being represented (apart from Labour, but hey, they haven't been socialist for a long time now), and CND.
The atmosphere was fantastic, and probably the highest profile speaker was Naomi Wolf
The bands were a great mix, with my personal favourite being the Trongate Rum Riots who were superb. I need to check them out when they're playing again.
So, the genie is out the bottle and it's not going back any time soon. As I say, it's not IF we get independence, it's a matter of WHEN.
The speeches were interspersed with bands, and the atmosphere was very upbeat. Figures put the attendance at 6ooo in the square at any one time, with a total of about 10000 people in total, having attended.
Some quarters have made cynical comments about the fact that the whole thing was organised by Tommy Sheridan and his Solidarity party, as Tommy is pretty much persona non grata in certain political circles, but personally I don't think it's an issue. I'm not one likely to vote for Tommy, although I do think he's a great speaker. He know's his stuff, and doesn't rely on an autocue or script, like most of the more mainstream politicians.
The square was a sea of saltires, and YES flags. There were the usual mix of stands, with pretty much every flavour of socialism being represented (apart from Labour, but hey, they haven't been socialist for a long time now), and CND.
The atmosphere was fantastic, and probably the highest profile speaker was Naomi Wolf
The bands were a great mix, with my personal favourite being the Trongate Rum Riots who were superb. I need to check them out when they're playing again.
So, the genie is out the bottle and it's not going back any time soon. As I say, it's not IF we get independence, it's a matter of WHEN.
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