VIDEO – Scottish Independence Referendum – Rally in The Meadows

Earlier today both sides of the independence campaigns set up shop in The Meadows to sing, talk and laugh about independence for Scotland in this the last weekend before the historic Scottish Independence Referendum The atmosphere was good-humoured and had the feel of a party.

The Collective Gallery asked people to write their wishes for Scotland on luggage tags, stringing them up on the front of their stall. ‘Alistair Darling’ put in an appearance, dancing for the crowd. We saw at least one No Thanks stand, but although they were actively discussing the merits of voting No with passers-by, as you will see from our photos below there were many more Yes supporters attending the event.

Brian Cox actor with supporters of the YES movement PHOTO Martin P McAdam

Brian Cox actor with supporters of the YES movement in The Meadows in 2014 PHOTO Martin P McAdam

Brian Cox campaigning for Yes in the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum

There was a choir singing and all around us people were talking about currency options, big banks and reasons for voting Yes independence.

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The Edinburgh Reporter met actor Brian Cox who is a high profile backer of the Yes campaign and asked for his reasons on why independence for Scotland would be a good thing:

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The polls this weekend still show the Better Together and Yes campaigns neck and neck. A record number of people have registered to vote ahead of Thursday’s poll.

A total of 4,285,323 people have registered to vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum on Thursday 18 September, making it the largest electorate ever in Scotland for an election or referendum.

The total electorate figure for the whole of Scotland includes 789,024 people who have applied for a postal vote – the largest volume of registration for postal votes ever in Scotland.