Friday's class: Scotland Independence Vote Debate

On Friday, we will have a mini-debate in class on whether Scotland should vote in favor of a referendum for independence of Scotland from the United Kingdom.  Interestingly, Sean Connery (a/k/a James Bond) is in favor of independence, while JK Rowling (a/k/a Harry Potter) is against. Students should focus on different arguments, including for/against politics, for/against economics, for/against culture, for/against societal, and for/against global/international.  

AYE
Transcript of a speech given by Alex Salmonds (first minister of Scotland)
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/03/alex-salmonds-new-statesman-lecture-full-text

NAY
Transcript of David Cameron's speech from February 2014:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-importance-of-scotland-to-the-uk-david-camerons-speech

OTHER RESOURCES (both AYE and NAY):

https://drive.google.com/a/ucls.uchicago.edu/file/d/0BznLwNoYB267VFpiWDhSdklQTlk/edit?usp=sharing  (full debate materials)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/opinion/sunday/why-scotland-should-stick-with-britain.html?_r=0  (nay)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/opinion/paul-krugman-scots-what-the-heck.html  (nay)

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/04/scottish-independence-yes-vote-leaner-meaner-scotland (aye)

http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/scottish-independence/55716/pros-and-cons-of-scottish-independence-referendum-countdown (aye and nay)