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SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: It was the lost cause of Scottish dreamers, last gathered in a state of their own in 1707, and the subject of a campaign focused on social media. Support for national independence was surging in the polls in early September. Unfortunately for the Scottish nationalists, the referendum wasn’t held until Sept. 18, providing enough time for the main United Kingdom political parties to head north with pledges of extensive devolution of powers in the case of a “No” vote. On referendum day, the electorate turned out in numbers (85 per cent) never seen in a modern British …read more
Source: Macleans
