- Scotsland's First Minister, Alex Salmond unveiled his plans for a referendum on Scottish independence
- The question would be: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" Scots will place a cross in the box of their choice – Yes or No [ Read more ]
Jan. 26.─ The people of Scotland should be allowed to decide whether the independence referendum has multiple questions or is opened up to 16-year-olds, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.
Ms Sturgeon recalled a 23-year-old constitutional declaration - which the SNP did not sign - to insist that "civic Scotland" has the right to design its own referendum.
In a motion before Holyrood on Thursday, she called on the Scottish Parliament to affirm the principles of the Claim of Right for Scotland.
The document, drawn up by a cross-party steering group in 1988, stated: "We do hereby acknowledge the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of government best suited to their needs."
It was signed by all Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs, apart from Tam Dalyell.
The SNP did not sign the document as the Scottish Constitutional Convention, which followed on from the cross-party group, did not consider independence.
The Nationalists were criticised by opposition parties for reviving the Claim's principles in the independence debate.
However, Ms Sturgeon said: "There has never been a more important moment to recommit ourselves to that principle ..."
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