The referendum er is scheduled to on the eighteenth of september. The question will be, should scotland become an dependent country? Yes or no. And this is something you can be thinking about during this episode. How are corporations and capitalists involved in the running of your new nation? Is it fair that they have so much influence on the decision making? How much of this is about greed, money and capital gain, and how much of it is about tribalism and nationalistic rhetoric? These are the questions come to my mind when i think of this subject. But for now, let's look at scotland, ok, the land of tartan kilts. Hagg
On 18th September the people of Scotland will vote in a referendum to decide if Scotland should remain a part of the UK or become independent. If they vote "yes" and Scotland does become independent from the UK it would cause massive changes to the way the UK is organised. It would be the biggest change in UK history for hundreds of years. It could change everything - not only the lives of the Scottish people, but also the lives of the English, the Welsh and the people of Northern Ireland. In short - this is a massive story for the UK. Let's look at the background, the arguments for & against, and the possible outcomes of independence. Click here for notes and transcriptions:
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