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Amid the concern over the future of the EU, the Euro and the so-called ‘European project’, another older Act of Union is also under strain and particularly so, since devolution. There’s a short explanation about how the original act between England and Scotland came about here.

Alex Salmond’s SNP is keen on a return to an independent Scotland and is in a strong position to attempt a referendum for this following a big win in the 2011 Scottish Assembly elections.