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From March 24, subscribers will also get EXCLUSIVE access to a two-hour Line of Duty reunion event with cast members Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, along with writer Jed Mercurio, that you can view from the comfort of your home.
Subscriptions in March also include a donation Ardgowan Hospice in Greenock, an organisation close to pro-independence star Compston's heart.
You'll be able to enjoy your subscription on your phone by downloading our brand-new app from Apples's app store and the Google Play store.
Plus, you'll be supporting The National as we work to boost the case for Yes and support the independence movement wherever we can.
While many readers are already part of our digital family, we want to keep growing that number.
You can now sign up for a month-long subscription to The National for just £1 – and if you like what you’re seeing, you can stay with us for £9.99 a month.
On our annual offer, you'll pay £114.99 for the year and receive a £25 M&S gift card.
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National editor Callum Baird said: "The National’s subscribers allow us to advance the case for a Yes vote and celebrate the best of Scotland, as well as hold all kinds of power to account.
“We’ll get your message out there – whether that’s our viral front pages highlighting Boris Johnson’s lies or the one-million copies of a pro-independence special we helped produce before they were distributed all across Scotland.
"We have some big plans for 2022 too that we're working on in the background. We're excited to reveal more about those when the time is right!
“Support The National and you’re investing in quality journalism, a diverse range of top voices and a paper that wants to see Scotland succeed.”
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If you’d like to try out a subscription now, visit thenational.scot/subscribe
T&Cs apply. Offer valid on Premium Plus digital subscriptions only and ends 31st March 2022 at 23:59pm GMT. New subscribers only and UK mailing address required to receive gift. Gift will be posted in April 2022. Any issues with your gift must be made known to the subscriptions department within 7 days of receipt. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled. After the one-month trial period, monthly subscription will be charged at £9.99 per month. All subscriptions can be cancelled and refunded within 14 days of purchase. This gift offer is available while stocks last. The National reserves the right to change or remove the offer at any time. Please see www.newsquest.co.uk/digital-subscription-terms-and-conditions for full details.
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We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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