THIS article isn't to convince you to subscribe.
We've already given you 10 reasons here, lots of our contributors have also persuaded you (here, here and here) and we've even explained here why those who disagree with us should subscribe. So all you need to know now is how to subscribe!
This publication was given one week to succeed in 2014 following the indyref result, and if it didn't find an audience, it was getting shelved by the big bosses. Ten years later, we are still here and our audience continues to grow and thrive.
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10 reasons to subscribe to The National for £10 on our 10th birthday
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
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All that said, we want The National to be about more than perks – we want you to support us because you see it as an investment in the independence cause and in helping to move our nation away from a Union failing the Scottish people.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
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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