The Scots Independent Centenary Lunch and Oliver Brown Award

Join us for The Scots Independent Centenary Lunch and Oliver Brown Award – a celebration of the National Movement for Scots independence! The Scots Independent Centenary Lunch and Oliver Brown Award Join us in person for a special celebration at The Scots Independent Centenary Lunch! It's a fantastic chance to connect, enjoy great company, and honour this milestone together - one hundred years of continuous newspaper publishing. Plus, don't miss the exciting Oliver Brown Award presentation to Scottish actor, broadcaster and theatre director, Alan Cumming by First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party, John Swinney MSP. Alan Cumming hosted an interview with John Swinney prior to polling day in May, and now it's John's opportunity to present Alan with the Oliver Brown Award Named in honour of the brilliant co-founder of the National Party of Scotland (a predecessor party of the Scottish National Party), and uncompromising essayist Oliver Brown, this prestigious accolade is presented annually to a cultural figure who, in the opinion of the judges, has done the most in the preceding year to advance the cause of Scotland’s self-respect. For decades, Alan Cumming has embodied that exact spirit—carrying the heart of his homeland onto Broadway stages, Hollywood screens, and global platforms, all while never forgetting the soil that raised him.