There are few people left in Scotland who you could consider to be true legends, sadly one of them has died today.

Ian Hamilton was one of those and a true gentleman. He was the only survivor of the infamous four who nicked the Stone of Destiny and brought it back to Scotland.

Ian spent his last years living in North Connel in beautiful Argyll, he remained dedicated and vocal to the cause of Independence right to the end with a sharp mind and wit to match.

Where are the Ians of today?

Today we hear many voices but little action when it comes to Independence and many of those voices are at odds with each other.

Never before have I seen such friction between YES supporters, they act like two Waring football team supporters. The fight for Independence is not a game. It is not NS v AS, it is Scotland v Westminster and we will lose if we can’t work together.

We can sort the differences out afterwards, the stakes are too high to be squabbling with each other.

The PM said yesterday she will block a referendum even if the Courts allow it, so it’s game on folks against Westminster not each other!

Whatever we may think about other parties our thoughts should remain our own. Now is not the time for childish name-calling or playground games.

There is a big event in Glasgow this weekend, it would be good to see support from all parties acting as adults.

Maybe that’s too big an ask but without it Independence will be lost. At this particular juncture in time Independence is more important than Party Politics.

Let the new Ian Hamiltons stand tall in memory of that great Scotsman.