Scottish referendum poll suggests Alex Salmond has mountain to climb Majority are pro-UK, even in Scotland, but ideas vary either side of border on whether whole of Britain should have its say A strong majority across the UK favours keeping the kingdom united, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. But as Scotland’s first minister Alex [...]
Scotland would be ‘humiliated’ Telegraph 14 Jan 2012
An independent Scotland would be humiliated like Zimbabwe by adopting a currency over which it has no control, a former Scottish Secretary warned yesterday. By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor 9:00PM GMT 14 Jan 2012 Sir Malcolm Rifkind said Alex Salmond’s plan to keep the pound following separation would mean England having ultimate control over [...]
Expats anger from Telegraph 24 jan 2011
Anger at expats’ exclusion from Scottish referendum by Leah Hislop The Scottish government’s plans to only allow residents to vote in the independence referendum has provoked anger among the country’s expatriate community In a debate in the Scottish parliament last week, Labour MSP Elaine Murray raised the the question of whether expatriate Scots could be [...]
From the Guardian 21 Jan 2012
A strong majority across the UK favours keeping the kingdom united, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. But as Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond prepares to publish his plans for an independence referendum this week, there are very different ideas in England and Scotland about whether it should be for the whole of Britain or [...]
Announcement of a referendum
Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has announced plans to hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2014. So, What are the main questions that immediatly spring to mind?
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