Freedom! (or just more annual leave): Poll finds Scots back new holiday in Wallace’s name

William Wallace (as portrayed by John Ralston) rides through central Glasgow as a survey finds the majority of Scots are in favour of creating a national day in his honour.

A poll by the Edinburgh Dungeon revealed 72 per cent support a day to celebrate the man who inspired Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. The Edinburgh visitor attraction is to launch a campaign to introduce the new national holiday.