A CAMPAIGN boosting the visibility of Scottish independence on social media has met with resounding success – trending at number one across the whole UK.

Yessers on Twitter have banded together to tweet and spread the hashtag #ScottishIndependence for days in a row.

The “Twitter Storm”, co-ordinated by user @BjCruickshank, began on October 17 and will run to October 30 as part of a countdown to COP26.

Each day uses an individual hashtag – starting with #ScottishIndependence1 and running through until #ScottishIndependence30.

The drive is aimed at raising awareness among other countries who will be at COP26 of the growing support for independence and the fact that Scotland wishes to be with them on the world stage – rather than isolated in Tory Britain. 

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#ScottishIndependence4 trended with an incredible total of more than 100,000 tweets – and #ScottishIndependence5 could well top that, reaching more than 40,000 today already.

There were already thousands of messages using the fifth hashtag within an hour of midnight.

Independence supporters have been using the trend to send out positive messages about Scotland and sharing supportive images.

After yesterday’s incredible show of support for Yes, Bill Cruickshank wrote: “Today many self-respecting Scots did something very special. #ScottishIndependence4 broke 106K tweets. @bbcquestiontime is being broadcast from Scotland. Let's send @BBCNews a wee message with #ScottishIndependence5 & tell them Scotland has risen!”

Speaking to The National, he added: "Initially the campaign was launched to highlight to the international community at COP26 that the desire for Scottish independence is actually growing.

"This fact was not reflected in coverage by the mainstream media (The National excluded of course), which is a source of frustration and anger.

"I think we have proved that with the incredible hashtag numbers. The campaign has also proved that the Yes movement is once again united and incredibly positive.

"To be honest, I am overwhelmed at the support the campaign has gathered and hope that we can build on that so that our international friends realise Scotland wants to join them."

This week's Question Time episode will mark the first time the BBC show has come to Scotland since Edinburgh's edition on April 22.

On the panel will be award-winning actor and independence campaigner Brian Cox, currently starring in succession; Tory MP Andrew Bowie; Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar; Heather McGregor, executive dean of the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt; and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes.

Those taking part in the #ScottishIndependence Twitter storm have urged social media users to double-check the spelling before sending the messages out – to avoid typos such as “Independance".