Pro-independence march will be ‘biggest ever’ claim organisers AUOB

Campaigners are planning the largest ever march for Scottish independence in Glasgow next month.

The All Under One Banner (AUOB) group, which has organised numerous proindependence political processions across Scotland, hopes to attract more than 100,000 people to its latest event on Saturday, 4 May.

It based that figure on the alleged turnout for a march in Edinburgh in October last year, which organisers optimistically claimed saw a six-figure attendance. Police put the number closer to 20,000.

AUOB is not officially endorsed by the SNP, but senior party figures have attended previous marches.

“We are hoping to beat Edinburgh, with over 100,000 people,” Manny Singh of AUOB said.

“The message is simple and it has not changed. Scotland must become an independent country, and Scotland needs to decide its own future.”

Pamela Nash, chief executive of Scotland in Union, said: “We hope the marchers enjoy their day out, but it’s important to understand that these kinds of events don’t reflect the views of the majority of people in Scotland.

“Most people in Scotland know we are stronger together.”