I don’t know if the Scots will
vote for independence.
But the break up of Great Britain after
hundreds of years of beneficial union would
surely be another sign of a sick country.
John Benton, Editor
A referendum on Scottish independence
takes place next September and the Scottish
First Minister, Alex Salmond,
recently
unveiled his
government’s white paper
describing what they hope an independent
Scotland would look like. They hope the
pound would be kept. 30 hours of childcare
per week in term time and a secure pension
scheme were pledged. But it seems Britain’s
deterrent, the Trident submarines based on
the Clyde, would have to go somewhere else.
In the UK, government concern is not to see
Scotland cut itself loose; already shipbuilding at Portsmouth has been sacrificed
in
order to keep Scottish yards open.
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Scots missed?
I don’t know if the Scots will vote for independence.
But the break up of Great Britain after hundreds of years of beneficial union would surely be another sign of a sick country.
A referendum on Scottish independence takes place next September and the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, recently unveiled his government’s white paper describing what they hope an independent Scotland would look like. They hope the pound would be kept. 30 hours of childcare per week in term time and a secure pension scheme were pledged. But it seems Britain’s deterrent, the Trident submarines based on the Clyde, would have to go somewhere else. In the UK, government concern is not to see Scotland cut itself loose; already shipbuilding at Portsmouth has been sacrificed in order to keep Scottish yards open.
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