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Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality

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Scotland’s pro-independence campaign hinges on the notion that the gulf between the haves and have-nots is too great. But there’s no easy fix to the wealth divide.

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“I see us entering a world divided not just between the haves and have-nots, but also between those countries that do nothing about it, and those that do.”

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