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All posts by Ben Macpherson

To The Undecided: Should Scotland Become An Independent Country?
Literature

To The Undecided: Should Scotland Become An Independent Country?

June 16, 2013·3 comments

The question isn’t just ‘yes’ or ‘no’, It’s should, and what, and where should we go? It’s can and could

Ben Macpherson: Hungry For Change? Great Things Start With Yes
Magazine, NC, Vlog

Ben Macpherson: Hungry For Change? Great Things Start With Yes

February 17, 2013·0 comments
Ben Macpherson: It’s about ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘Undecided’: not ‘Unionist’ or ‘Nationalist’.
Magazine, NC, Vlog

Ben Macpherson: It’s about ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘Undecided’: not ‘Unionist’ or ‘Nationalist’.

February 3, 2013·3 comments

Ben Macpherson analyzes the terminology of the Scottish independence referendum debate.

Ben Macpherson: A Call To Raise The Standard of Scottish Political Debate
Magazine, NC, Vlog

Ben Macpherson: A Call To Raise The Standard of Scottish Political Debate

November 22, 2012·3 comments
Ben Macpherson on Income Inequality and Scottish Independence
Literature, Magazine, Members, NC

Ben Macpherson on Income Inequality and Scottish Independence

October 20, 2012·1 comment

This is the script of a speech by Ben Macpherson which was delivered on Saturday 20 October 2012 to move

Inspired by Independence
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May 1, 2015·5 comments

The following is a statement from the NC organisers group. National Collective was not the creation of any one individual

Why the Labour Party is Losing Britain
Opinion

Why the Labour Party is Losing Britain

February 22, 2015·3 comments

Booze for the terraces, pink vehicles for the ladies, tough love for the scroungers, pride for the white vans, nurses

Identity and Post-Referendum Scotland
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Identity and Post-Referendum Scotland

February 6, 2015·1 comment

In a recent Contemporary Scotland class at the University of Edinburgh, our discussion centred on the theme of Scottish identity.

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National Collective was the cultural movement for Scottish independence during Scotland's Referendum from December 2011 to September 2014.

Starting in a bedroom, we set out with the aim of imagining a better Scotland and inspiring others to campaign through art, written and spoken word, events, local groups and social media. By the end of the campaign we had over 4,000 members, including the support of many of Scotland's most prominent artists, writers and thinkers.

In 2013 we stood up to the world's largest oil trading company after receiving legal threats, and won.

In the summer of 2014 we organised a mammoth 30 day national grassroots pro-independence festival that took place across Scotland during July. The Yestival tour showcased the grassroots cultural movement for Scottish Independence and included communities in the Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, central Scotland, Western Isles, the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland, the North East, Angus, Perthshire and Fife as well as all of the country’s seven cities.

That same summer we also our put on our first ever Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme at the Scottish Story Telling Centre titled 'National Collective presents...'.

Although the Yes movement didn’t achieve its primary goal of Scottish independence, we made substantial progress, against all of the odds, with an unprecedented 20% swing to Yes and a political engagement powered turnout of 84.59%.

In October 2014 The List magazine awarded us second place in their 'The Hot 100', beaten to the top spot by Peter Capaldi, the newly announced Dr Who.

Individually, our members now continue to make their mark by using their skills and experience to help shape Scotland in their own way.
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