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Why Scotland Should Stick With Britain
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Gordon Brown outlines Scotland's shared interests with the rest of Britain at the time of a referendum on Scotland's independence. He describes Scotland's key role in the shipping industry and the industrialization of Britain, the period since the loss of the shipping industry, and the search for alternative sources of employment and development in a period of globalization. A key figure for Brown is the average income of people in Scotland, which is similar to that of its neighbors in England, showing that development has kept pace with the rest of Britain. For Brown it is these social and economic rights that underpin the union of different ethnic peoples and heritage of Irish, Scottish and English origins.
Gordon Brown on Scotland's referendum for independence, and policies pursued by the Labor government when he was prime minister
09/05/2014
Gordon Brown, former prime minister of Britain, is from Scotland. He he describes the sources of discontent in Scotland, the similiar regional movements in other parts of Europe including Catalonia, and why Scotland has a better future as part of Britain. Irwin points out the failings of the Labor governments under Blair and Gordon, and under the Conservatives under Cameron, leading to disaffection in Scotland and the rise of the UK Independence Party.
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