The benefits of Union?

On 18 September 2014, as predicted by the polls, the people of Scotland rejected independence, opting to remain part of the United Kingdom, which also means that the EU does not have to face a Scottish application for membership. Some claimed that this referendum has buried the question of Scottish independence indefinitely but this debate is probably not over: a UK referendum on EU membership would reopen the independence question, as Scotland tends to see the EU more favourably.

ESO: Background information: Scottish independence referendum, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/scottish-independence-referendum-2014/

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