Dennis Canavan

SCOTLAND is one of the few countries in the world which does not have a national holiday, a special day in the year when we can come together to celebrate our national identity. The French have Bastille Day, the Irish have St Patrick’s Day, the United States has two national days, namely Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day, but Scotland does not even have one.

TWENTY years ago today, the people of Scotland were dancing in the streets to celebrate the advent of Scotland’s first parliament for nearly 300 years.