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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
On September 18th, Scotland's electorate will head to the polls to answer the question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" The date has been selected with special care and consideration to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, a legendary victory in the First War of Scottish Independence. The referendum will also closely follow the 2014 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Glasgow (the country's largest city). The Scottish National Party, the primary backer of the referendum, hopes that all of these factors will work together to ignite a feeling of Scottish pride and nudge people to vote "yes" in the referendum. This vote on the future of the United Kingdom is significant not only in its potential to divide one of the world's oldest united territories, but also in the precedent that it sets for other independence and right-wing movements throughout Europe.
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