Detail If at First You Don't Succeed; Scotland's Referendum   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8767 (Jan. 2012), page 50-51. Topik: Secession; Politics; Referendums Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.69 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel For generations of Scottish children, a school trip to study the Battle of Bannockburn--a medieval clash which saw Robert the Bruce and his hardy spearmen rout a much larger force of English knights--has served as a milestone in their patriotic education. In June 2014 the 700th anniversary of the battle will be marked by re-enactments and the opening of a new museum. A few weeks later, Scotland will host the Commonwealth games and the 2014 Ryder Cup golf tournament. And Scotland wants to hold another stirring event in the autumn of 2014: a referendum on whether to quit the United Kingdom. The announcement came from Alex Salmond, first minister of Scotland's devolved government and boss of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). Interviewed a day later at his official residence--a Georgian mansion in Edinburgh's New Town--Mr Salmond admits that, with all its cheering events, 2014 will be a "good year to hold a referendum". Like his hero Robert the Bruce, Mr Salmond starts this fight as an underdog. Although the SNP has controlled the Scottish Parliament since 2011, only about a third of Scots favour breaking with the union (see chart), though most would like to see more powers shift from London to Edinburgh. The Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties are committed to keeping the United Kingdom together. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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