2013年11月27日 星期三

Scotland's Leaders Make Case for Independence

Scotland’s government Tuesday made its case to voters for ending the 307-year union with the rest of the U.K. in a referendum to be held in September, arguing that by gaining the power to make “big decisions,” the new nation would become more prosperous and fairer.
In a 670-page document, the semiautonomous government said Scotland would retain the British monarch as its head of state after independence, would remain in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and would continue to use the…

Excerpt from: Scotland’s Leaders Make Case for Independence


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