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Scotland plans for independence - The Hindu: Mobile Edition
The people of Scotland were on Tuesday given a
glimpse of what the future would look like if
they decide to vote for independence in a
referendum next year as the Scottish
government unveiled a transition plan which
would see the country become formally independent in March 2016 severing its 300-
year-old union with the United Kingdom (U.K.). The declaration of independence would be
followed by elections to Parliament in May, and
the new independent Parliament would draw up
a written constitution reflecting the values of
the people of Scotland, according to a 16-page
document published by the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP). One of its main features would be to outlaw
weapons of mass destruction. Todays paper provides the people of Scotland
with a clear road map as to how Scotland would
make the journey from a devolved system of
government with the levers of power retained at
Westminster, to a nation in which the powers of
our national Parliament are complete and in which the people are sovereign, said Scotlands
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP and Scotlands
First Minister, said the time-line for transition was
in line with the experience of other countries
which gained independence. Were putting
forward what we think is the best future for
Scotland, the best way to do it. Were putting forward how the processes will unveil, he said. Little support? Critics, however, accused him of putting the cart
before the horse pointing out that there was little
support for a yes vote with a new poll
showing that only 32 per cent were in favour of
independence. In the referendum to be held in the autumn of
2014 people will asked to say yes or no to a
single question: Should Scotland be an
independent country?
The people of Scotland were on Tuesday given a
glimpse of what the future would look like if
they decide to vote for independence in a
referendum next year as the Scottish
government unveiled a transition plan which
would see the country become formally independent in March 2016 severing its 300-
year-old union with the United Kingdom (U.K.). The declaration of independence would be
followed by elections to Parliament in May, and
the new independent Parliament would draw up
a written constitution reflecting the values of
the people of Scotland, according to a 16-page
document published by the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP). One of its main features would be to outlaw
weapons of mass destruction. Todays paper provides the people of Scotland
with a clear road map as to how Scotland would
make the journey from a devolved system of
government with the levers of power retained at
Westminster, to a nation in which the powers of
our national Parliament are complete and in which the people are sovereign, said Scotlands
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP and Scotlands
First Minister, said the time-line for transition was
in line with the experience of other countries
which gained independence. Were putting
forward what we think is the best future for
Scotland, the best way to do it. Were putting forward how the processes will unveil, he said. Little support? Critics, however, accused him of putting the cart
before the horse pointing out that there was little
support for a yes vote with a new poll
showing that only 32 per cent were in favour of
independence. In the referendum to be held in the autumn of
2014 people will asked to say yes or no to a
single question: Should Scotland be an
independent country?
