Firefighters for Yes referendum group launched

A FIREFIGHTERS for Yes group has become the latest special interest group to declare its backing for Scottish independence.

A Firefighters for Yes group has launched ahead of the Scottish independence referendum. Picture: TSPL

The group has cited its “fears of privatisation of public service” as one of the key reasons for coming out for a Yes vote ahead of the referendum on 18 September.

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Yes Scotland has already launched groups such as Lawyers for Yes and English Scots for Yes as part of its sectoral campaigns for independence.

Martin Brown, a firefighter from Falkirk, based in Easterhouse, said: “I find it worrying that the Westminster train of thought on privatisation will lead to a level of service that is purely financially based, resulting in the fire service becoming an unaffordable luxury for a great number of people.”

Ewen Macsween, based in Springburn, Glasgow, said: “I’m voting Yes to keep public services in public hands and protect them from cuts; to rid Scotland of Trident nuclear weapons and to make better use of our mineral assets and renewable energy supplies.”