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Posted on January 15, 2012 by

"Vote for independence if you want – but you'll lose the pound, says George Osborne"
(The Independent, Friday 13th January)

"In subsequent briefings, the Treasury confirmed that […] it could not block Scotland from using the currency"
(The Scotsman, Friday 13th January)

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