IT was the day on which Samuel Johnson was born and Jimi Hendrix died but from now on it will be etched on the minds of Scottish voters as the day in 2014 when they decide on their nation's future: September 18.
IT was the day on which Samuel Johnson was born and Jimi Hendrix died but from now on it will be etched on the minds of Scottish voters as the day in 2014 when they decide on their nation's future: September 18.
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After finding out who would be able to vote and the question they would be given to answer, the timing of the poll was the final remaining procedural detail to put into place. With placards scattered across Scotland, apprentice welders etching the date on a steel plate and MSPs tweeting the momentous date en masse, the Yes campaign did its best to create a sense of occasion yesterday as the First Minister finally named the day. The choice was a surprise, partly because it was an extremely well-kept secret. It had been widely assumed that a date in October had been earmarked. There was also talk of holding the poll on a Saturday in the hope of increasing the turnout for such a life-changing vote.
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Scotland's date with destiny
IT was the day on which Samuel Johnson was born and Jimi Hendrix died but from now on it will be etched on the minds of Scottish voters as the day in 2014 when they decide on their nation's future: September 18.
After finding out who would be able to vote and the question they would be given to answer, the timing of the poll was the final remaining procedural detail to put into place. With placards scattered across Scotland, apprentice welders etching the date on a steel plate and MSPs tweeting the momentous date en masse, the Yes campaign did its best to create a sense of occasion yesterday as the First Minister finally named the day. The choice was a surprise, partly because it was an extremely well-kept secret. It had been widely assumed that a date in October had been earmarked. There was also talk of holding the poll on a Saturday in the hope of increasing the turnout for such a life-changing vote.
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