Scotland set to vote on independence

The campaign for Scotland’s independence referendum went down to the wire on the eve of a knife-edge vote on Thursday, September 18, that will either see Scotland break away from the United Kingdom or gain sweeping new powers. Pro-independence leader Alex Salmond urged Scots to seize the opportunity as polls showed the vote could go either way. Record numbers have registered for the referendum – 97% of eligible voters – and turnout is expected to be very high with officials saying it could be around 80%. A “Yes” victory would not mean independence overnight but would sound the starting gun on months and possibly years of complex negotiations on separating two deeply linked economic systems.

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