Streets across the country look a little different today from how they looked in the build up to the referendum
Twelve months on from the independence referendum, Scotland’s streets are looking a little different.
This time last year we all struggled to walk in city centre streets as politicians, flyers, flags and banners seemed to cover every inch of every town and city.
Everywhere we looked we were surrounded by people doing all they could in their efforts to convince undecided voters to vote one way or the other as politics gripped the young and old across nation.
Undoubtedly it was refreshing to see and has had a huge knock-on effect to the way we view politics in this country. Engagement in politics remains strong, but as the pictures below show, our streets are looking a little different from this time last year…
September 2014: Thousands of protesters outside BBC Scotland complaining of biased against the BBC over its coverage of the independence referendum.
September 2015: Things looking a little quieter at the BBC headquarters on the banks of the River Clyde.
Then and now: Dynamic Earth with a view of the Scottish Parliament buildings where in Sept 2015 Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont and Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie, at spoke to the media.
Then and now: Campaigning here on the Mound in Edinburgh last year was Jim Murphy MP during his ‘100 streets in 100 days’. It’s been an eventful year for Mr Murphy but today all we see at the Mound is some aspiring musicians.
Then and now: Police stand guard at George Square as a confrontation between Yes and No supporters threatens to descend into violence
THEN AND NOW: Pictures show how Scotland has changed one year on from referendum
