can bring to it but we have had a diva we have had a scottish parliament looking after predominantly scottish affairs since one thousand nine hundred nine and a lot of the debate is not so much with a not scotland as a fully separate state but one of the right levels of powers for scotland within the new career and it will boil down to pretty much the debate in two years' time as to whether or not people don't have any further faith in the u.k. or those like us that believe that scotland is better off in the u.k. but with some extra financial accountability powers in scotland so we can have what is a home rule scott. and deciding many of its own affairs but within the u.k. and that's likely to be the focus of the debate over the coming two years we'll be tracking it closely this send to thank you for your input gerry purvis leader of tivo plus campaigning for more powers for the scottish parliament pretty. well scotland may be mulling over going it alone and but one country struggling to keep it together is greece although the greeks do seem united on one thing and that's their anger

the school and begun more and now says let's now talk to linda fabiani who is a member of the scottish parliament from the scottish national party her mother linda now really with the referendum will certain motion how do you see the yes and no campaigns developing in the next. two years i think a really interesting is a very very exciting time for scotland and that everyone has to lay out their style and be up to us who believe in independence those who believe that scotland can be a better country if its independent mixes soon decisions we shall put our case and just scottish people i met such other also want people to vote no matter the seeming actually sleep it's up to them to prove their case for stealing the union and by the feel scotland and scots would be big check in england and the united kingdom that mean they're part of it rather than an independent country who's a good neighbor now why has the second question that is giving more powers to the scottish parliament instead of independence been deleted from the referendum well i wasn't a higher value girl she's in team scottish national

exercise control over the vote but can now cross to alan smith a member of the european parliament for the scottish national party who joins us live from brussels thank you so much alan for joining our team now scotland already has substantial autonomy with its own parliament and the union has existed for centuries with relative success why fix something now that isn't broken well or proposition would be that it is broken and it's not working for the people of scotland and we could do better resenting ourselves as a small prosperous northern europe we're surrounded by the likes of norway and denmark and others we think we could do better in a country of five million people with a much more direct democracy is going to produce delivered it's done well what we want to do is to complete the process and give the normal course of a normal independent state within the european union independent now one recent opinion poll suggested that the no vote is enjoying a massive twenty five percent lead if that's the case how realistic is the independents project. well those were various pools of sort of various

parliament the scottish parliament no domestically within the u.k. there's a lot of them government the scottish government and the people of scotland with every day that passes are increasingly looking at the scottish government's in the eye you know you guys are actually representing us you could do with more votes which is where the u.k. government ditching the second question in terms of we were open to the discussion so if somebody was able to come up with something short of independence well then we were open to the discussion but our preference was always independence in the modern world within the european union the other parties were not able to come up with anything to actually intellectually count of us so you've got the bizarre proposition of its independence or the status quo so the status quo is not working for scotland we could do better as a direct democracy if either. a bit million people within the european union and more lucas we look at but mostly i mean you you say you can do better you say you can do better with an independent s

smith there in birmingham spoke to jeremy purvis who's group campaigns for more powers for the scottish parliament he told me the u.k.'s influence on the world stage will be damaged if scotland leaves. where stoll having the consequences of the banking crisis in the u.k. and the consequences for scotland which actually has two of the banks headquartered in their member r.b.s. and each course they require a huge bailout to cover for those before the rhythm going last and we don't have the consequences of that scotland being a very small country i don't think would be able to stand alone as an entity without the level of support that the u.k. can bring to it but i think that scotland together with england and wales and with northern ireland have been a remarkably strong and successful union if that is broken apart there not only scotland would be weaker on the global stage but also the rest of the u.k. we are stronger together and i think that as far as our presence in the world we are stronger together and i don't think that most people in scotland wish to see that broken apart this is our teeth th

was the skull stuff the conservative party conference alan smith a member of the european parliament for the scottish national party scotland doesn't get back what it puts into the u.k. it's not working for the people of scotland and we could do better resenting ourselves as a small prosperous northern european nation we're surrounded by the los of norway we are alone and don't mark on dollars so we think we could do better in a country of five million people with a much more direct democracy who's going to follow orders delivered it's done well what we want to do is to complete the process and do the normal course of the normal independent study with the european union an independent scotland is in more to the u.k. than we can buy out the you keep these and move to the e.u. then we get back this is something that really has been proven by of fishel u.k. treasury statistics he was no questions go and will do better economically independent. back to our breaking news that the u.s. has sent troops to the jordan syria border a move officially aimed at enhancing jordan's capabilities if ireland spills ov

and smith member of the european parliament for the scottish national party says scotland doesn't get what it puts into the u.k. it's not working for the people of scotland and we could do better resenting ourselves a small prosperous northern europe we're surrounded by the likes of norway are going to do it mark and others so we think we could do better in a country of five and a half million people with a much more direct democracy is going to part of this deliberate it's done well what we want to do is to complete the process and give a normal course of a normal independent state with the you do your own independent scope isn't more to the u.k. and we get by the u.k. pleasing to the e.u. than we could but this is something that really has been proven by official u.k. treasury statistics he was no question scotland will do better economically independent. bringing real currency from the lord of the rings world online we got details of today's exchange rate for the commemorative middle earth coins now in circulation in new zealand instant read online plus a very unexpected arrival as

alan smith member of the european parliament for the scottish national party so scotland can't back what it puts into the u k. it's not working for the people of scotland and we could do better rid of presenting ourselves as a small prosperous northern europe. surrounded by the use of norway and doing more under those we think we could do better in a country of five million people with a much more direct democracy who's going for the deliberate stone world who want to do is to complete the crucifix and give a normal dose of the normal independence day with the e.u. you want independence so there isn't more to the u.k. than we can keep these a move to the e.u. we could book this is something that really has been proven by official u.k. tours are a statistics you know course it's going to do going to reconnect with. time now for more of the world's news from our there have been for clashes between hundreds of students and police in chile's capital they've been protesting for months over a wall they say limits the right to public assembly violations punishable with up to three years in jail