Scottish independence: simple question - but no easy answers

Michael Keating

Scottish independence: simple question - but no easy answers

Michael Keating

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Abstract

The Edinburgh Agreement of October 2012 pledged both Scottish and UK governments to holding a referendum on Scottish independence before the end of 2014 and to accepting the outcome. A few weeks later, with the help of the Electoral Commission, they agreed on the wording of the question:

Should Scotland should be an independent country? Yes/No

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2013

Keywords

Scottish independence
SNP
Scotland
EU referendum
Foundation essays UK

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