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Oil fuels Scottish drive for independence from Britain
In Stornoway and Inverness, Scottish National party activists push for independence as North Sea oil booms raise hopes of funding self rule. Donald Stewart and John Matheson argue Scotland could become Europe’s richest nation, while Westminster power and tax transfers spark debate, with oil heightening tensions.
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