| In for a penny, in for a pound. There will be no going back if Scotland votes for independence from the United Kingdom on September 18. Opinion polls showing this may happen have prompted investors to sell off the British pound. If a knockout blow is dealt to Scotland’s 307-year union with England, that selling could accelerate as the UK plunges into a constitutional crisis.
The fate of the pound, which is also known as sterling and is one of the most tangible links of the union, will be front and centre in any separation proceedings, as it has been during the campaign...............................................Full Article: Source
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