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Sep 15, 2014
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Polls show Scots torn over vote for independence from U.K
Later this week, Scots will vote on whether to secede from the United Kingdom.
LOCH LOMOND, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14:  Duncan Thomson, Brian McCutcheon, John Patterson and Arthur Murdoch,from King of Scots Robert the Bruce Society, hold the Scottish flags as they prepare to vote in the Scottish independence referendum on September 14, 2014 in Loch Lomond. The latest polls in Scotland's independence referendum put the No campaign back in the lead, the first time they have gained ground on the Yes campaign since the start of August.  (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Duncan Thomson, Brian McCutcheon, John Patterson and Arthur Murdoch, from King of Scots Robert the Bruce Society, hold the Scottish flags as they prepare to vote in the Scottish independence referendum on September 14, 2014 in Loch Lomond.
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Later this week, Scots will vote on whether to secede from the United Kingdom.

Later this week, Scots will vote on whether to secede from the United Kingdom. The latest polls show the "Yes to independence” vote has been picking up steadily and is nearly over-taking the "No" vote.

The impacts would be high-stakes and wide-ranging - from governance to economics to security and culture. Scotland’s relationships with NATO and the EU would be severed, at least temporarily. The UK would have to negotiate to keep its nuclear system in Scottish territory. The biggest change would be what brought this to the fore in the first place: Scots would govern themselves without the restrictions of the British parliament. How bad are Scottish grievances with the UK? Would independence solve them?

Guest:

John “Jock” Campbell, Formerly of the Scottish Cultural Center of Vancouver

Euan Sinclair, Attorney and Scot residing in Vancouver 

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