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    Scotland's Referendum: A Guide for Voters

    By David Torrance and Jamie Maxwell

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    About this ebook

    On 18 September 2014, everyone in Scotland aged 16 or over will be asked the question: ‘Should Scotland Be An Independent Country?’

    As the referendum approaches, the debates over whether or not Scotland should be an independent country are becoming more heated. This guide, produced by respected Scottish journalists and authors, Jamie Maxwell and David Torrance, covers everything you need to know in advance of deciding which way to vote.

    Maxwell and Torrance summarise the main arguments for and against before delving into the central issues at the heart of the debate, including economics, welfare and pensions, defence and foreign affairs, and culture and national identity.

    They outline the way that Scotland is currently governed and review where the parties stand on the debate before concluding with speculative chapters on what happens after the vote, whether YES or NO.

    The referendum on 18 September 2014 is the most significant democratic event in Scotland’s history. Get engaged. Be informed. Whatever you do, don’t NOT vote!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLuath Press Ltd
    Release dateDec 1, 2014
    ISBN9781910324141
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    Scotland's Referendum: A Guide for Voters
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    David Torrance

    David Torrance is a constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library and a widely published historian of Scottish and UK politics. He has written biographies of SNP politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, as well as the authorized biography of David Steel.

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