They may have been defeated in last year’s independence referendum, but they haven’t fallen silent. Thousands of ‘YES’ campaigners are set to turn out today for a major rally in Glasgow, to mark the anniversary of the historic vote.In the lead up to the independence referendum in Scotland in September 2014, tens of thousands of activists attended ‘YES’ rallies – and those people have not dissolved into thin air. One year on they are making a statement by setting up a rally in Scotland’s largest city to draw attention to their cause.
The independence referendum in Scotland last year had an unprecedented election turnout of 84.6 percent of voters, serving strong proof of how serious the Scots feel about their land and its future, no matter whether they said yes or no.
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The fact is that adherents of independence lost with 44.7 percent against 55.3 percent of those who voted in favor of remaining a part of the UK.