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Thousands attend Glasgow pro-independence rally | Thousands attend Glasgow pro-independence rally |
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Police have said 6,000 people attended a pro-independence rally in Glasgow's George Square. | Police have said 6,000 people attended a pro-independence rally in Glasgow's George Square. |
The Hope over Fear event was organised by the socialist campaign for an independent Scotland. | The Hope over Fear event was organised by the socialist campaign for an independent Scotland. |
It was one of the biggest of its kind since the referendum on Scottish independence was held on 18 September. | It was one of the biggest of its kind since the referendum on Scottish independence was held on 18 September. |
Tommy Sheridan, co-convener of Solidarity Scotland, told the rally they were at "the end of the beginning" of the campaign for independence. | Tommy Sheridan, co-convener of Solidarity Scotland, told the rally they were at "the end of the beginning" of the campaign for independence. |
Mr Sheridan said: "Some of you who are old enough will remember the last titanic battle with the British establishment that was taken to the brink - the 1984/5 miners' strike. | |
"I remember the South Wales miners' marching back to work in March of 1985 with a banner that is applicable to us here today. That banner read: this is the end. The end of the beginning. | |
"This is the end of the beginning." | |
Actor Martin Compston told the rally: "We were promised substantial change, and we demand that substantial change, because 45% wanted complete change and the vast majority of the 55 (percentage who voted No) want something substantial. | |
"Firstly we are here to achieve that, and secondly, this movement is going nowhere." |
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