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Scotland's independence referendum will take place on 18 September (Photo: maria_navarro_sorolla)

Currency a flashpoint in TV debate on Scotland's future

Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond faced repeated calls during a key TV debate on Tuesday evening (5 August) to be clear about what currency an independent Scotland would use.

The issue was a flashpoint during a fierce two hour debate between Salmon and Alastair Darling, the leader of the pro union Better Together campaign, with just six weeks to go until a referendum on whether to remain in the 307-year-old union between London and Edinburgh.

An opinion poll published just b...

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