Scots renew calls for independence from UK
Hundreds of people in Scotland have taken to the streets, calling independence “as soon as possible.”
The pro-independence demonstrators marched through Glasgow’s streets on Saturday morning with groups of drummers, pipers, and bikers. Marchers also held Scottish saltire flags aloft as a symbol of independence.
Ahead of the march, organizer Neil Mackay said that the gathering had been organized by ordinary Scots, not political parties.
We want “to show our determined support and desire for Scotland to be independent and to make a clear statement to both Westminster and Holyrood that we want independence for Scotland as soon as is possible and we are going to sustainably march for independence at regular intervals until this is realized,” Mackay added.
Speaking to the crowd, he described the pro-independence people as a defeated army who would never give in and would keep marching until they bring about Scotland’s freedom from the United Kingdom.
In a response to calls for another referendum in Scotland, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that there was no need for another one, emphasizing that no vote would take place while he is in office until at least 2020.
However, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon responded on Friday that David Cameron “can't stand in the way” of another referendum following last year's No vote.
In a referendum on Scotland’s independence held last September, the majority of Scots preferred to remain in the UK.
However, experts believe the pro-independence Scottish National Party historic landslide victory in this year’s parliament elections suggests there may be a change among Scots.
Meanwhile, those opposing a referendum argue that it is far too soon to hold another referendum now.
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