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An independent Scotland might have to join euro, says George Osborne

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Nicholas Watt, Severin Carrell

The chancellor contradicts statement by the Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, that Scotland would keep the poundGeorge Osborne made his first public intervention in the debate on Scottish independence when he told the Scottish people that they mig… Continue reading »

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