THIS weekend, The National is in Aberdeen covering the first in-person SNP conference since 2019 – which is also the first since Scotland elected a strengthened pro-independence majority at last year’s Holyrood election.
Our top team of political journalists will be on the scene at the Event Complex from Saturday morning until Monday night, keeping you up-to-date on all the key speeches, most-talked-about motions and exciting fringe events.
How are party members feeling about this major event coming just days before the indyref showdown at London’s Supreme Court? We’ll be going behind-the-scenes and asking the questions our readers want to see answered.
You can expect our team to present a live blog every day, as well as live video on our social media platforms bringing some of the biggest names in the independence movement direct to you.
We’ll have exclusive stories throughout the weekend, sit-down interviews with key players and video clips of the most important moments. Plus we’ll have analysis and commentary on all the big speeches.
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Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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