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Mon 12 Dec 2009Irish crisis is proof Scotland should stay in UK - parties
IRELAND’S ECONOMIC crisis, illustrated by the severity of last week’s Budget, is evidence that Scotland cannot survive as an independent country, the Scottish Labour Party and the Conservatives have separately said.
The minority government of the Scottish Nationalist Party is pushing for a referendum to be held on a number of options next year, including full independence and far greater devolution from London.
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