http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-16702392
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has set out the question he intends to ask voters in a referendum on Scottish independence.
The SNP leader said Scots would be asked: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" in a ballot which he wants to hold in 2014.
So, since I think the members of the backroom will all agree with the principal of self determination, I'll ask a different question: What should the question be in the referendum?
Alex Salmond's proposed question is about as leading a question as they come.
Even if you can look past the outrageous opening "Do you agree" the use of the phrase "independent country" is bad enough by itself.
Scotland already is a separate country from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"Independence" is a relative term, as any eurosceptic will emphatically tell you.
Alex Salmond knows perfectly well that the question he is proposing is leading and ambiguous. Most people who only give half a thought to the question will agree with his question. After all, Scotland should definitely be a country, right?
So what should the question be? Submissions on a postcard to Holyrood.
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