Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts

Friday, 19 September 2014

SCOTLAND SAYS NO TO INDEPENDENCE


In the end common sense has prevailed. Certainly the UK as a whole and Scotland itself have a better future together. 
David Cameron has announced that the government would honour the promises made during the referendum campaign to prepare legislation for further devolution to Scotland before the general election. All three main UK parties are broadly agreed on further powers for Scotland.
Read here to discover why the Scottish referendum has left a significant legacy. 



Thursday, 18 September 2014

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM




Today the people of Scotland are voting in a referendum on independence. If they vote Yes, the consequences could be dramatic for Scotland, Britain and Europe.
Anyway, with significant numbers of people still undecided, the result remains impossible to predict.
Although Scotland and England have shared a monarch since 1603, it wasn't until 1707 that they had a political and economic union. Continue reading here.

Click here for an animated explanation of the issues at stake.