Salmond said the run-up to the September 18 vote was "a process of national empowerment" and promised an independent Scotland would be a "fairer, more profitable" society.
"Scotland is on the cusp of making history. The eyes of the world are upon Scotland," Salmond said in Edinburgh, a day after British Prime Minister David Cameron also visited the Scottish capital to plead for the preservation of "a family of nations."
"Scotland will vote 'Yes' next Thursday because last-minute ... promises from the 'No' campaign will not fool anyone," said First Minister Salmond, who heads up Scotland's regional government.
"As a country we are rediscovering self-confidence, as a nation we are finding our voice ... On September 18, we the people hold our destiny in our own hands," he added.
Polls show Scottish voters are almost evenly divided between the "Yes" and the "No" although only one survey so far has put the pro-independence camp just ahead of the unionists.
The most recent one, published on Wednesday by Scotland's Daily Record newspaper, showed 53 percent against independence and 47 percent in favor, without counting undecideds.
The vote would bring to an abrupt end a 307-year-old union between England and Scotland and create the newest state in Europe since the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
Many countries with separatist movements are following the campaign closely including Spain, where the government has ruled out a referendum for Catalan independence or devolution.
Sources: AFP - globaltimes.cn
11/9/14
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Generation gap emerges: Young Scots favour independence....
ReplyDeleteGLASGOW -- Across Scotland, dinner table talk is getting heated as families argue over how to vote in Scotland's independence referendum. A generation gap has opened up, with younger voters more inclined to back independence and their elders tending to say they want to remain in the United Kingdom.
Support for the status quo is strongest among the over-60s, who worry about the consequences that breaking free would have on pensions, health care and savings; the pro-independence movement is largely being driven by under-40s. Neck-and-neck in the polls, the rival campaigns have called on core supporters to make a last ditch attempt to swing the vote by making the debate a family affair.
The young have been urged to visit parents and grandparents to explain why they should support separation. The No camp has launched a counteroffensive by asking seniors to win young hearts and minds with their wisdom...................Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/generation-gap-emerges-young-scots-favour-independence-1.2007580#ixzz3DTCifhmC
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