September 7, 2014
IF YOU ESCHEW INDEPENDENCE IN NAME WE'LL GIVE IT TO YOU IN REALITY:
UK promises Scots more powers if they reject independence (Kylie MacLellan, 9/07/14, Reuters)
The British government is scrambling to respond to a lurch in the opinion polls toward a vote for Scottish independence this month by promising a range of new powers for Scotland if it chooses to stay within the United Kingdom.British finance minister George Osborne said on Sunday that plans would be set out in the coming days to give Scotland more autonomy on tax, spending and welfare if Scots vote against independence in a historic referendum on Sept. 18.Osborne's comments came after a YouGov poll for the Sunday Times showed supporters of independence had taken their first opinion poll lead since the referendum campaign began.
If they'd offered the colonies the same deal a lot of damage would have been avoided--not least four world wars and a couple civil.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 7, 2014 7:53 AM
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