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& y u1 a( M4 rInformation on Scottish Independence7 X- D& c4 T6 D: p4 |" U* V, i. j+ o
5 s& d" b) A+ a x8 Rhttp://www.theguardian.com/polit ... dence-key-questions( d' D$ @+ b) z1 v' ^; e" r
7 D0 _& d) K/ P8 \1 @( b5 E/ @. v& SWould the Queen remain Queen of Scotland?
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# V9 F' z, [ b c0 B% {! G& I' Z6 mYes, in the short term at least. An independent Scotland would begin with a draft constitution that would change little and would leave the Queen in place, says Adam Tomkins, professor of constitutional law at Glasgow University. A yes vote would not imply Scotland should become a republic because the referendum concerns the 1707 union of the nations and not the union of the crowns, which happened in 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England. A widespread public consultation on a permanent constitution would follow a yes vote and Scotland’s justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, has said of the monarchy: “It will be for the people of Scotland to decide.” That means it could come down to another referendum. 8 S3 O, C U/ m- c+ f8 q
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