The Future of the Union
Stephen Nolan and guests tackle the issue of devolution. With Alex Salmond declaring his majority win as 'a victory for a society and a nation', will Scotland become independent?
Stephen Nolan & guests tackle the issue of devolution and more pertinently, Scottish independence. Will it ever happen? What would the implications be for the UK and could Scotland really go it alone?
In the May elections, Alex Salmond declared the SNP majority win at Holyrood as "a victory for a society and a nation", but will the country now go one step further?
The First Minister celebrated a clear majority of four in the 129-seat parliament, enough votes to now hold an independence referendum. More now than ever, there is a genuine chance a public vote could happen and if there's a 'Yes' for independence, Scotland could go it alone. But, if this happens, the programme asks 'as part of the UK, should the English, Welsh and Northern Irish get their vote too?'
On the eve of the 4th July - the day in 1776 when the USA declared indepence from Great Britain - We're All In This Together debates whether Scotland is about to leave the UK 'party' to have a hootenanny of their own? And if they do, does this begin the domino effect of Wales and Northern Ireland going it alone too?
In the studio, government ministers, Scots and English alike, experts and pundits to thrash out whether this is a turning point for the United Kingdom that will ultimately see the constituent parts of Great Britain change for ever.
We're All In This Together now - but for how long?
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- Sun 3 Jul 2011 09:30大象传媒 Radio 5 Live