SNP supporter Sean Connery speaking - 1999

SNP supporter Sean Connery speaking on a visit to Edinburgh in 1999.

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[Azureecosse]

@TubeDestroyer2010 Its that level of Ignorance Arrogance , Racism and disrespect for Scotland and its people which amongst other issues is fueling the desire for Independence, you really are a bit thick, so trott on buddy you have just shown yourself up as the Pig you are. Scotland has shown the finger to Westminster get used to it. The next few years are going to be the decider for Scotland so keep watching this space .

[Azureecosse]

@johnchannetshow  Yeah what about Liechtenstein which i may add is a Sovereign state and a very succesful one at that. Your comment is really not relevant and is an example of the Negativity that is going to be thrown at Scotland by westminster and their cronies to deter The Scottish people from voting independence. If someone can give me a credible and sensible reason why Scotland should not be separated from the Union i will dance naked in front of the Scottish Parliment.

[dignifiedwhite]

Literally EVERY person I have asked here in the South of England is keen on Scottish independence. We want freedom from Scottish rule. Every poll has shown that more English want Scottish independence than Scottish do.

[verbioo]

Guys stop bickering, sean connery has spoken, do what he has said.

[chancergordy]

@Azureecosse, lets face it, who wants to be like the Norwegians? Rich, affluent, confident, patriotic, exports $120,000,000, [double what they import], healthy fishing industry, good modern navy, airforce, defence force. Who wants that?

Sure, a Mars bar cost £1.25, but who's got the weak currency?

Independence, bring it on!

[toppaz79]

@Nikisright What source is that from? According to the US historical census data base, scots made up 6.6% of the population at the time. The English made up 48.7%. So if you're to be believed, then maybe about 4% of the scottish contingent (males) made up over 50% of the colonial army? That bollocks. If it was any kind of rebellion it was an English one. Look at the people who took part. Mostly Englishmen. They even felt their 'rights as Englishmen' had been impinged. Nikiswrong.

[judopathoftruth]

@RichardElden what is it your glad about?

[Nikisright]

@spudnick3490 I can keep going and going. It is such a shame that people like yourself are so completely uneducated, especially w/regard to the history of America. If you don't know what you're talking about, it would be a good idea to keep your mouth shut.

[Nikisright]

@spudnick3490 Another - John Witherspoon was the Scottish - American religious leader who was president of the College of New Jersey (later known as Princeton University) for eight years. Witherspoon later became involved in American politics and served in Congress from 1776-1782, he was also one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence.

[Nikisright]

@spudnick3490 Another - In the American Revolution, more than half of the soldiers of the Colonial Army were Presbyterians and Calvinists, and many historians refer to the American Revolution as being 'a Scottish Rebellion,' or as one historian said, 'John Calvin was the virtual founder of America'

[Nikisright]

@spudnick3490 When the Scots immigrated to America, they brought with them a great passion for liberty. Patrick Henry, of Scottish descent, so eloquently embraced this spirit for freedom in his famous quote, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death."

[Nikisright]

@spudnick3490 Sorry for the late response, but, here's one for ya - When the American Revolution broke out, at least in the Scotch-Irish version of the story, the Ulster natives leaped at the opportunity to attack the British crown. "Call this war by whatever name you may. . . ," observed one Hessian officer, "it is nothing more or less than a Scotch Irish Presbyterian rebellion." King George allegedly called the conflict "a Presbyterian war,"