Scotland to launch independence referendum
Plans announced for public vote in 2014 that could end 300-year-old union with England.
Published On 26 Jan 2012
Scotland’s first minister has announced plans for a referendum in 2014, a vote that could be the first step in making his homeland an independent nation.
Alex Salmond has said the end of the 300-year-old union between Scotland and England would be good for both countries.
Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from Edinburgh.
Source: Al Jazeera