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Documenting Yes·Documenting Yes·December 30, 2014·2 comments

Documenting Yes: Year in Review 2014

2014, or at least the 9 months from January to September, was a busy year for Yes. During these months
Euan Campbell·Magazine, Sport·December 11, 2014·0 comments

Heart of Midlothian Introduce Living Wage

Today, Heart of Midlothian Football Club became the only professional team in Britain to not only be undefeated in league
Miriam Brett·Magazine·November 21, 2014·3 comments

Challenge Everyday Sexism

We are about to witness a defining moment in Scottish history; a woman is about to rule the people of
Dan Paris·Magazine, Opinion·November 17, 2014·1 comment

Class and Power: Scotland’s Changing Politics

Nicola Sturgeon is now the first woman to lead the SNP, and will shortly become the first woman to lead

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A Choice Between Two Futures

Today, Scotland will decide between two futures. In one, we will take control. We will take responsibility for the risks;

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Editorial: A Yes Vote Changes Everything
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Collective Thinking: A Time For Visionaries by Ruth Wishart
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Mari-Claire Kay: We Owe It To Our Children The Most To Keep Fighting
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About Us

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.