Hamish Macdonell

The Sunday Herald says ‘yes’ to Scottish independence. Which newspaper will be next?

If you are going to declare a clear political affiliation, you might as well do it big. In cricketing terms, if you are going to slash at the ball, slash hard — and that is exactly what the Sunday Herald has done this morning. ‘Sunday Herald says Yes,’ is the front page headline above an illustration by artist and Nationalist Alasdair Gray.

Page one is the declaration and page three is the explanation. The whole of page three is devoted to an editorial setting out the reasons for the Sunday Herald’s decision to come out for the Nats. It is a pretty good and well-argued exposition of the Yes case, acknowledging the potential problems of independence but concluding that the referendum is ‘the chance to remake our society in a more equal, inclusive, open and just way’.

The editorial also insists: ‘We state our opinion not in an attempt to persuade our readers.’ That

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