Scottish To Vote On Independence In 2014: Minister -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Scotland will hold a vote in 2014 on independence in what could result in the eventual breakup of Britain, a British government minister said on Tuesday.
The announcement ended months of stalemate between the Westminster government in London and the Scottish devolved administration in Edinburgh.
"What will happen is that Westminster will devolve the power to the Scottish Parliament to hold a single-question referendum on whether Scotland should be in or out of the United Kingdom," Scotland Office minister David Mundell told Sky News.
"We anticipate that happening in autumn 2014."
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Update: Scottish independence: Deal struck for single-question referendum in Autumn 2014 -- Scotsman.com
My Comment: I lived in the Soviet Union when it broke it up .... and I now live in the french province of Quebec in Canada .... where we have had our fair share of referendums on independence. If you want to vote for independence .... God bless you .... but prepare for the consequences which I can tell you right now are not going to be pretty.
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