WELL-known faces of the independence movement respond to ridiculous tweets about Scotland's future in The National's new Indy Myths series.

In the first episode, political economist Richard Murphy, author Sara Sheridan, musician and campaigner Pat Kane, journalist Ruth Wishart and Scottish Greens candidate Laura Moodie debunk some myths about independence.

Unionists' concerns for a post-independent Scotland include getting rid of Trident would lead to job losses, the SNP would be in power forever after independence and that we should wait until a Labour government is voted in before holding indyref2.

Sheridan said: "I think speculatively we [an independent Scotland] will probably go back into the biggest trading bloc in the world [the EU]. I think we have a renewables energy sector, a software sector, an engineering sector, a creative sector.

"We have a hugely educated workforce. I don't think we're going to survive, I think we're going to thrive."

The National:

Murphy added: "Scotland will be a country of over five million people with a strong, stable democracy, its own currency, its own civil service, its own administration, a strong rule of law based upon hundreds of years of experience because Scotland's got that.

"Its own education system which is, frankly in many ways, particularly at university level, envied around the world. Its own health system. A strong stable foundation for a state."

Stay tuned over the next few weeks as lots more famous faces in the Yes movement will be taking part.

Watch the full video below.