THE National will be putting extra copies of our newspaper in shops for the next four weeks.
We want to make sure that people the length and breadth of Scotland are able to secure their daily print edition.
It comes at a crucial time, with important and leading coverage of major stories such as Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and draconian attempts by the UK Government to shut down free protest.
The National’s editor Laura Webster (above) said: “We’ve been hearing from readers lately that they’ve been experiencing more of a challenge securing their copy of The National in shops.
“This is because of strong sales figures – and while we’re extremely grateful for those, we don’t want anyone to be missing out!
“So, in response to those concerns, we’ll be upping our print run substantially for the next month. We hope this helps readers – especially those outside the central belt – pick up a paper. Then we'll review the exercise and take it from there.
“We’re so grateful to our readers for their support. And having just seen them raise more than £100,000 to help Palestinians in need, we couldn’t be more proud of our readership.”
The increased print run means Scots who prefer the print option won’t miss exclusive stories such as our report that Prestwick Airport would no longer do business with the Israeli Air Force, and Owen Jones’s interview with Humza Yousaf.
The National also has coverage of Scottish arts, culture and history that you won’t find anywhere else on newsstands.
Our print edition is tailored to get you up-to-date on the day’s events quickly – and delivers top analysis, comment and investigation on top of that.
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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