A second independence referendum is set to be debated at a conference this weekend.

Organisers are expecting hundreds of attendees at the After the British State: the Road to Democracy event taking place tomorrow at Glasgow's Marriott Hotel.

Around 50 left wing speakers from Scotland and across Europe will discuss how British politics has affected the lives of ordinary people and how things can be done differently to make improvements.

They are also set to discuss the need for grassroots movements in support of independence, a second referendum, community organising, austerity, Jeremy Corbyn the media and land reform.

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Debates and workshops on how to organise practical community activity will also form part of the day-long conference.

Speakers include Scottish Green Party convener Patrick Harvie, SNP MP George Kerevan and Eulàlia Regaunt, a member of the Catalan Parliament and supporter of independence.

Jonathan Shaffi, of the organising group Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) said: "The diversity of the independence movement was one of its key strengths in the referendum two years ago.

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"The transformative vision that the Radical Independence Campaign argued for in communities across the country played a pivotal role in winning over tens of thousands of working class voters to independence.

“The new challenges brought on by Brexit and the return of the Tories at Westminster show that the need for a bold and radical vision of independence is as relevant as ever.”