The National Newspaper Launches In Scotland Monday Nov 24,2014

 

Published by Newsquest, which already publishes the Herald, the Sunday Herald and the Evening Times in Scotland, the newspaper is edited by Richard Walker, who also edits the only paper to back independence in the referendum, The Sunday Herald

The National's editorial says the paper "will be critical where appropriate and complimentary when merited" of the SNP and the government it leads

The newspaper costs 50p and the masthead describes it as "the newspaper that supports an independent Scotland."

The front page headline of The National's first edition reads "Give Scotland the powers to cut child poverty," focusing on a plea from charities to the Smith Commission on further devolution, to transfer welfare powers to the Scottish Parliament.

The editorial says: "During the referendum campaign it became clear that there is a democratic deficit in terms of the Scottish media.

"In a population of some five million, with 45% of those eligible voting Yes, only one newspaper - our sister paper, the Sunday Herald - spoke out in favour of independence. That seems to us unfair