edinburgh talking to kenny macaskill who is the scottish justice minister he's a member of the scottish national party which of course recently gained enough votes to be able to promise a referendum on scottish independence within the next five years kenny macaskill thank you for talking to us now tell me first what would scotland gain from independence well who grew of being control over a resources for you to responsibility for the problems fiesinger a country going to be able to stand up and speak to the issues that matter to us. taking charge of the whole me through that we have a voice abroad and how would it work economically and socially well scotland's a rich country we have the largest oil and gas producer of the european union we not only have a boat in terms of oil and gas but you know about your terms of renewables are drug free for the first time you know history is probably to advantage so we've got great potential and the tragedy in scotland's never been heard bad things are it's home much better thing food be and we can translate normally that stuff at all but to be able to transform t

the starting pistol sounds in the race for independence for scotland the scottish national party now has a surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from the u.k. gain control over our own resources responsibility for the problems with fisa. and we'll be able to stand up and speak to the issues that matter to us. charge at home and making sure that we have a voice abroad revenues from oil and gas in the north sea are worth an estimated twenty one billion dollars to the u.k. treasury every year scotland says the reserves are in their waters it's hard to imagine the u.k. would let the oilfields go without a fight particularly as westminster wouldn't be legally obliged to honor a yes vote of the scottish people the union jacks days flying outside the scottish parliament could be numbers scotland's ditching the united kingdom would mean the u.k. treasury lost valuable oil and gas revenues and it could be the inspiration for historically less peaceful independence movements in europe like the basques and the northern irish to follow suit and furt

been dreaming on for a very long time now with the recent election victory of the country's scottish national party that may become a reality party's laurette looks at what sovereignty would mean for the celtic nation. the starting pistol sounds in the race to independence for scotland the scottish national party now has a surprise majority in parliament and they're hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from the u.k. . control of resources responsibility for the problems of country and to be able to. go to the issues that matter to us. taking charge at home and we can feel that we have a voice a broad revenues from oil and gas in the north sea oil worth an estimated twenty one billion dollars to the treasury every year scotland says the reserves are in their waters it's hard to imagine the u.k. would let the oilfields go without a fight particularly as westminster wouldn't be legally obliged to honor a yes vote of the scottish people the union jacks days flying outside the scottish parliament could be numbers scotland's ditching the united kingdom would mean the u.k. treasury lost valuable oil

the scottish national party's justice minister will be talking to us in r.t. he says scotland's all revenues will be better spent on people than on wars abroad . but one of the reasons people in scotland are skeptical about independence is that we're told. we can't manage we recognise that these are matters for negotiation but the matters that are fundamentally right to me country people. normally discover oil seed somebody a scot free from the desert as. it has billions in the bank as we've seen it was. we struggled in the cells weapons of mass destruction in the illegal wars so it's time for us to of ocean you can use the precise markets have to be dissolved and what it is over oil gas over new orleans. greece has been would pay back its massive aid load the terms agreed by the european central bank athens is trying to convince finance ministers to make its emergency borrowing cheaper because it's struggling with its repayments but these c.b.c. says it will only make europe's debts worse in situations already triggered strong words from the german chancellor

an exclusive interview with kenny macaskill justice minister from the scottish national party coming your way in about twenty minutes his views on how scotland could exist as an independent state. one of the reasons that some things people in scotland are skeptical about independence is that we're told we're poor we can't manage we recognise that these are matters for negotiation but there are matters that are fundamentally right to make our country better. nor we discovered or you'll see something that is a thought for a company. that has transformed the. economy it has. billions in the by his moves you know we still go to the cells weapons of mass destruction and illegal wars so it's time for lost of revenues the precise markets have to be dissolved the workload of his own oil and gas and as a renewable energy. germany has criticised e.u. countries that have received saying they haven't done enough to pull themselves out of the dire financial situation. rundown greece demanding athens misuse workers' vacations and some said countries like france and spain which could be next in lin

gained an exclusive interview with kenny macaskill justice minister from the scottish national party committee where about twenty minutes of his views on how something could exist as an independent state. one reason is that some place scotland are skeptical about independents. who are too we can't manage we recognise that these are matters for negotiation or the matters that are fundamentally right to make our country people better. nor we discovered oil of the sea quite some years to stop them from going to the full benefits that norway has transformed the society and its economy. his billions in the by that is we've seen of weeks the good the cells weapons of mass destruction and the illegal wars so it's time for us to have ocean revenues the precise amount of stuff to get us off the road but as of oil and gas and it's over a new engine. germany has criticised even countries that have received a note saying they haven't done enough to pull themselves out of the guy financial situation transferred a number called grounded on greece demanding athens reduced workers' vacations should

the scottish national party won 65 seats in the 129-seat legislature. and the party says that it will hold a referendum on indepeence witn fi yrs. opinion polls suggest it is not certain that scots will vote to end the political relationship with the u.k. and british voters have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed reform to the country's voting system. the no result in the referendum is a major blow to the liberal democrats. the junior partner and david cameron's coalition government had campaigned for that change. >>> as work continues in japan to stabilize the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant, concernsbout another nuclear facility. the government has ordered the closure of the other power plant, one of the biggest in the country, located southwest of tokyo. the prime minister says the move was prompted by fears that a strong earthquake could trigger another nuclear disaster. it lies close to a fault line, and scientists have warned that a major earthquake could occur at any time in the region. >>> the ice hockey world championships in slovakia,

first-time homebuyers and, of course, the referendum on separatism were all promises made by the scottish national party prior to the last summer's elections, all of which were never kept. will the prime minister in for me, the house and the country whether certain political commentators are correct when they say that he would prefer to see the separate just returned in denver for one reason only -- to avoid a labor victory? >> am happy to confirm that what i would like to see in scotland is the greatest possible showing in and of building -- in annabel goldie. one thing i will say, whatever the outcome of that election, i will always stand four square behind the united kingdom. >>

all that sound with the scottish national party is justice minister talks to arsene says scotland's oil revenues would be better spent on people but only. one of the reasons that sometimes people in scotland are skeptical about independence is that we're told. we can't manage we recognise that these are matters for negotiation with the matters that are fundamentally right to me country people. on the north we discovered oil the seed tell you something it is a scot free from the gulf of desert that has transformed the society and its economy it has billions in the bank as we've seen as we stability in the cells weapons of mass destruction and the illegal wars so it's time for us tough. the precise markets have to be the source of what pope but it's over oil and gas and it's over and you will enjoy. greece is being warned to pay back its massive aid loan that the terms agreed by the european central bank athens is trying to convince the finance ministers to make its emergency boring cheaper because it struggling with repayments but the e.c.b. says that will only make europe's debt worth a