Until yesterday for most Scots those words probably conjured up the 1996 science fiction disaster film about an alien invasion timed to coincide with US July 4 independence celebrations. Now, following the publication of the Scottish Government's paper outlining its vision of the transition from the referendum vote to Scottish independence, those two words take on a different meaning. And there is a date for Independence Day: March 2016.
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Ambitious target for independence
Independence Day.
Until yesterday for most Scots those words probably conjured up the 1996 science fiction disaster film about an alien invasion timed to coincide with US July 4 independence celebrations. Now, following the publication of the Scottish Government's paper outlining its vision of the transition from the referendum vote to Scottish independence, those two words take on a different meaning. And there is a date for Independence Day: March 2016.
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