Issue 12

Do you agree that Scotland should be an Independent country?

 

Thomas Walker and Gwen Marie Yorke.

Lorraine and Nicole Cameron with the First Minister.

Carol Puthucheary received her prize from Stewart Stevenson.

Marion and Iain Anderson.

National fundraiser Jim Henderson with his wife Catherine.

Managing director of event sponsors Community Windpower, Rod Wood, and project director Rob Fryer meet the First Minister.

Over 100 extra guests for the 2011 dinner.

National St Andrew’s Dinner 2011

Marion Anderson leans on a laughing editor for support.

Friday 25 November 2011 was the second Independence Magazine National St Andrews Dinner.


The First Minister Alex Salmond was the main speaker at the event in the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow.


Stewart Stevenson MSP was guest speaker, music was courtesy of opera singer Thomas Walker with Gwen Marie Yorke on Clarsach, and Nicole Cameron.


The dinner was even bigger than 2010 with an increase of over 100 guests.

Günther Dauwen, director of the European Free Alliance (EFA) with his view on the 2011 National Conference in Inverness.


Issue 11 also had articles from David, McEwan Hill,  Stephen McGee,  Dr Peter Lynch, Sarah Bromage and Rona Mackay.

Andrew Collier interviewed Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Peter Murrell issue 11:


‘It’s starting. The campaign for the referendum on Scottish independence is under way — and it’s one the SNP has never been better placed to win.

It’ll be long, hard and challenging, but if each and every one of us makes the effort, then we CAN and WILL deliver a new and Independent Scotland.

The starting gun on the campaign was fired at the party’s annual conferencein Inverness by Campaign Manager Angus Robertson — the man whomasterminded our stunning victory in the May elections for the ScottishParliament.’

Gordian Mothersole met Barrie Dallas, ex-captain and current player of Kingussie Camanachd Club to talk about his passion for his sport and his country.

Rob Gibson MSP visited Novar Wind Farm, Evanton and Nigg on the Cromarty Firth.


Councillor Nan Wallace SNP group leader of South Ayrshire Council asked ‘Is this what voters want?’

Issue 11

Angus Robertson’s Campaign Launch.

Plaid Cymru featured in this issue – with articles from Elin Jones, Llue Williams and Dyfan Powell on the ongoing fight for freedom and independence for their country.

Writer and broadcaster Andrew Collier joined this issue as a regular columnist and asked – Independence... What do you Want?


Thanks to Anne Fernie of Edinburgh the first batch of Baby Bios started in this issue.


Alex McLeod gave us the latest news from the SNP’s youth wing, Young Scots for Independence and Rona Mackay had the Last Word.

Councillor Martyn Day of West Lothian Council was interviewed by the Editor for Around the Branches.

Rob Gibson MSP took time out from travelling around his Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency to share a song by Colin F Mackenzie ‘No Man’s Land - Welcome the Stranger’.


Lesley McDonald was activating the SNP councillors.


Gordon Casely’s article was on St Columba, Scotland’s first patron saint.

Issue 10

Elaine C Smith was interviewed by Rona Mackay

Councillor Paul Valentine of Angus Council was featured in Around the Branches.

Renfrewshire’s Councillor Lorraine Cameron gave readers an insight into the campaign for recognition of St Andrew’s Day as an official holiday.


Rob Gibson’s article was on the Year of Scotland’s Islands – www.robgibson.org


Ralph Roberts of McGill’s buses was interviewed on jobs and employment opportunities for local people.


Gordon Casely wove the tale behind the soon-to-be-discontinued union.

The Editor Jack Paterson travelled through to Edinburgh to interview Humza Yousaf in this issue.

Lesley McDonald secretary of the Association of Nationalist Councillors started her regular column in this issue.

Guest writer Real Radio’s Michelle Evans’ article was on the good and bad of Scottish football.

Peter Murrell was promoting the SNP Heritage Fund.

Issue 9

The unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze bust of the First Minister Alex Salmond was featured in this issue - the sculpture was funded by the SNP Heritage Fund and the superb sculpture was by Fife based David Annand (whose bronze bust of Winnie Ewing was unveiled by Sir Sean Connery and featured in issue 4 of the magazine).

In the early hours of May 6 2011, Gil Paterson MSP made history – he changed Red Clydeside to yellow on the political map – in issue 8 Gil told Independence Magazine about his long road to success.

Painting the map yellow


Rob Gibson contemplated the task ahead in issue 8, after he thumped the opposition with a 17.3 per cent swing from the Lib Dems to the SNP and took Caithness, Sutherland and Ross in the 2011 election.


Patrice Forbes, Central Buchan Branch was interviewed in Around the Branches.


Rona Mackay interviewed Councillor Gail Ross on her stunning victory in the Wick by-election.


Alex MacLeod of the YSI  also wrote an article in this issue – for more information on the YSI visit www.snpyouth.org