the united kingdom for three hundred years that prime minister david cameron the first minister alex salmond meeting to sign a historic deal on an independence referendum the battle for scotland begins after years of political rang. the face fighting will now commence based sides who want to put their arguments forward and some people who've already getting their claws out in his press conference alex salmond had to field a question asking why he wants to tear up the british flag. at the b.b.c. . we have developed a new relationship between the peoples of so i think. that's what we're trying to build points a focus of both sides will be the economy and if she's of defense whether scott then with the strong get going it alone really is better where it is and the referendum to be held to will see enda twenty fourteen will focus on a single question whether scotland becomes independent or not helping the much meted third option that would have seen more powers going to scotland last remaining inside the union this is now an all or nothing game with the polls have been consistent over the past d

getting their claws out in his press conference alex salmond had to field a question asking why he wants to tear up the british flag was the. business of. developing a new relationship between the peoples of so i think. that's what we're trying to build points of focus for both sides will be the economy and if she's of defense whether scott then with the strong get going it alone really is better where it is and the referendum to be held to the end of twenty fourteen will focus on a single question whether scotland becomes independent or not dropping the much me to third option that would have seen more powers going to scotland last remaining inside the union this is now an all or nothing game with the polls have been consistent over the past decade if not longer the support for independence remains at about a further of the population it doesn't really get much higher because those in the pro union camp may seem outwardly confident as the president dependence group are quick to point out the outcome of this fight is far from the given. that we were going to be very. hard. indeed the s.n

british prime minister david cameron and scotland's first minister alex salmond agreed to the referendum. the deal follows months of negotiations between the british government and salmond's scottish national party. scots age 16 and older will be able to vote. some scottish people believe they can achieve economic independence because of oil reserves in the north sea and growing wind power industry. opinion polls suggest only about 30% of scots favor independence. >>> officials at the japanese embassy in paris have lodged a protest against national tv stance france dur. the host of a variety show on the network made a joke about the effects of radiation from the fukushima nuclear plant. the japanese national soccer team beat france 1-0 on friday in a friendly match. it was japan's first-ever victory over france. goalkeeper kawashima contributed to the victory by making many saves. the host of a saturday night variety show said he played wonderful. he then showed a photo of the goalkeeper wed four arms. he described it as the fukushima effect. he was referring to the crisis at the fukushi

now that though it's been a long time in the making and confessions to be made by base size the alex salmond gaining the right to fix thing is seventeen year olds who participate in the right in only thirty to ensure the referendum will be legally binding the holy writ is going to be grown kids the legal powers roughed up this referendum under what's known as the section. i think is very important this is a very it's a hundred years for this nothing but i think it's stupid. yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like. i think we need to work together i think is a. pretty good for me would you have any i just think it's about you know the return years ago for independence but probably a family except except to make your point go a bit more and you go to the decision now was the pope. back up the fact that the majority of the scottish public and now are in support of remaining in the union it's around. a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out the say they want independence that if that will be held to the end of twenty fourteen so it's still to play for them

the fils been a long time in the making and concessions have been made by face size face nicely alex salmond's gaining the rights to sixteen and seventeen year olds to participate in this right in the you say to ensure the referendum will be legally binding felt holy writ is going to be granted legal how is. this referendum on the what's known as a section i think it's very important received hundreds of years for this and i think she i think it's stupid. yeah i don't live close like they've been part of like britain for ages and i think we need to work together i think is an. avenue i just think it's about you know the return years ago for independence of the family except except to reach a point go a bit more and there you go so the decision now was the polls mostly back up the fact that the majority of the scottish public to now are in support of remaining in the union it's around. a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out that they they want independence but of course that vote will be held to the end of twenty four teams so it's still to play for and there will be a

the bills mean a long time in the making and concessions to be made by both sides this is the alex salmond's gaining the rights to sixteen is seventeen year old says the state is the state in the usa to ensure that this referendum will be legally binding the holy week is going to be one says the legal power as she drove this referendum under what's known as a section thirty i think it's very important this is one hundred years for this and i think she put it i think it's stupid. yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like british invasion stuff i think we need to work together i think. it's really. i just think it's about the you know the return years ago from the public family except except for me schieffer and go a bit more and there you go so the decision now was the pose muesli back up the fact that the majority of the scottish public but now are in support of remaining in the union it's around. a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out they want independence but of course that vote will be held to the end of twenty forty seven. to play for and that wil

prime minister david cameron met here in edinburgh today with first minister alex salmond they signed that memorandum of understanding ahead of the referendum for scotland's independence will be held in the autumn of twenty forty now that's going to focus around a single question is the prime minister said today is that the biggest question of all will be set to a separate scotland all a united kingdom now that this is being used in the coming loss of wrangling lots of consultations but now all sides are going to be able to gay forward and they're going to be wanting to set forth their arguments to the scottish public about whether or not scotland should indeed be independent of polls often third around a third quarter of people actually for independence but you know it really is two years until that actual vote will be held it's an incredibly turbulent economic climate at the moment the campaign for keeping scotland within the union will say they said west is to say there's nothing to worry about the majority in scotland want to remain within the union but you know it is old still to

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond's on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in autumn two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the breakup of the you kate. 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

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in autumn two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who's in charge over the breakup of the u.k. . a correspondent a 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 w

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in autumn two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the breakup of the u.k. . neil gibson a councillor for the opposition labor party says the measures pushed by the u.k. government are putting an unbearable burden on ordinary people. even we are in a sense the government got stuck there so it's they just can't seem to duty to us people of this country can't see anymore he has no strategy he talked in a speech today about swimming. the easy thing by steering. away from the rocks where we're heading to the rocks not where we are there is that we begin in greece . greece and spain or italy and they need to change their lot to start thinking that they know best work with the rest of us change the course of whatever you want and. we've been getting more reaction to the issue of a possible

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who's in charge over the breakup of the u.k. . for more on what problems. mr david cameron has on his hands i'm joined now by neil gibson a counsellor for the opposition labor party in sheffield thank you for joining us on mr gibson now david cameron reiterated that austerity is the key to recovery but does the example of other eve states which have had years of painful cuts prove it's a remedy that's just not working. what we say doesn't work we are in a sense the government. services that you just can't seem to be too fast. to come see any more. now the i.m.f. to veal there this year for the first time since the e.u. crisis started britain will have a bigger budget deficit than greets to what extent has cameron's premiership contributed to that and does he have

real battle begins prime minister david cameron met here in edinburgh today with first minister alex salmond they signed that memorandum of understanding ahead of the referendum for scotland's independence that will be held in the olsen of twenty forty now that's going to focus around a single question as the prime minister said today is that the biggest question of all will be settled a separate scotland or a united kingdom now that this is being used in the coming lots of wrangling lots of consultations but now all sides are going to be able to gay forward and they're going to be wanting to set forth their arguments to the scottish public about whether or not scotland should indeed be independent and the implications of the outcome of that that will be held in the autumn the twenty four team really can't be underestimated this is truly a historic moment the start of a very very far reaching implications if they did indeed vote for independence but still to play for and i think scotland certainly going to have a theist fight on its hands over the coming years certainly as you say sir there

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in. two thousand and fourteen i simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the break up of the k. . of the let's get more the pros and cons of scott was possible independence and talk to gerry purvis he's leader of devo plus which campaigns for more powers for the scottish parliament thanks for being with us so on r.t. international now we're currently seeing a crisis of unity obvious by the looks of it in the e.u. with separatism calls in the u.k. also in spain why do you think it's happening now particularly. i think that as your packages and be indicated before there is austerity and i think at times of concern and people do lukas to whether or not their own countries that they live in are getting the best deal scotland is in a slightly different position of course than from catalonia where scotland's economy i

now the fils been a long time in the making and concessions to be made by face size most notably alex salmond gaining the right to sixteen and seventeen year olds to participate in this new slate to ensure that this referendum will be legally binding the holy writ is going to be granted the legal power as she drives up this referendum on the what's known as a section. i think it's very important this is one hundred years for this and i think she put it i think it's stupid. yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like brits invaded i think we need to work together i think. it's really. i just think it's about the very thing you know the return years ago from the public family took such images and go a bit more and there you go so the decision peaks of people in westminster right now and they all assure we by and large most people in scotland approach the union and there's nothing to worry about here but to simply take that viewpoint that line would be to my list of really underestimate just how pivotal this decision could be for the united kingdom now whilst the polls mostly back u

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in autumn two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the breakup of the u.k. all right artie's laura smith and birmingham. and still ahead for you how u.s. presidential candidate mitt romney's business past. details emerged. close links between. companies. making millions for his consultancy firm in the process. of making his move our only prime minister orders new parliamentary elections. in the new. gracefully. it is a way of life traditionally the people are. herders in many ways they. are also highly skilled and organized. depending. on the day we found this particular camp they were settled near the coast of the. here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand. people in fact. that they can use almost every single part of the rain to help them survive. a deer is a means

david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in. or to two thousand and fourteen a simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the break up of the. 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 pr

now, there is one person who did not like that, and he is called alex salmond. i am going to see him on monday to sort that referendum on independence by the end of 2014. there are many things i want this coalition to achieve but what could matter more than saving our united kingdom. let's say it -- we are better together and we will rise together so let's fight that referendum with everything we have got. there are so many people to thank for this summer. those that won the bid, those that built the stadia, that ran the games and of course, the man who put a smile on our faces, the zinger on the zip-wire, the conservative mayor of london -- our boris johnson. [applause] and those games-makers. you know, i have spent three years trying to explain the big society. they did it beautifully in just three weeks. there is another group of people who stepped into the breach this summer and we in this party never forget them. our armed forces have been on the ground in afghanistan for over ten years now. 433 men and women have made the ultimate sacrifice. just last week