UK Treasury and British Broadcasting Corporation colluded to make Scottish independence look like a

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Fail-Britannia--They-can-by-Michael-Collins-Alex-Salmond_BBC-News_Independence_Referendum-140914-125.html



UK Treasury and British Broadcasting Corporation colluded to make Scottish independence look like a losing proposition..
By Michael Collins
OpEdNews Op Eds 9/14/2014 at 06:10:40

... it's their nature. The United Kingdom (UK) Treasury and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) were caught red handed trying to scare Scottish voters into voting No on independence in the September 18 referendum (HeraldScotland). The two government organizations did so using confidential information about the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) obtained by the UK Treasury. Based on this insider government information from Treasury, BBC then ran a story (Sep 11) about RBS leaving Scotland before the RBS board decided on its announcement. This had the clear effect of embarrassing the independence movement by showing that a major bank was leaving Scotland, which fed other scare tactics about Scotland suffering should voters choose independence and freedom.

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The British ruling elite and their agents like Tony Blair, David Cameron, etc. thought they were clever by allowing Scotland to hold a referendum on independence. There are only two choices: Yes for an independent Scotland and No for Scotland to remain a part of the UK.

A Yes vote for independence was simply inconceivable to the British establishment. The early polling validated their judgment. In January, Yes was backed by only 28% of Scots, No at 42%, and undecided 30%. Over the past few days, the gap between yes and no has closed considerably. Why?



Public debates between independence leader Alex Salmond and "Better Together" leader Alastair Darling helped the Yes vote. Salmond, First Secretary of Scotland and the head of the Scottish National Party, had strong showings. Shrewd campaign tactics by Yes supporters targeted key voting groups and produced results. Yet, the independent Scotland position led in only one poll, the September 5, YouGov/Sunday Times, 47% Yes and 45% No.