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    Scotland Decides On Independence This Time Next Year

    It's like the X Factor, but instead of a Christmas single from a boyband you get Alex Salmond singing 'Flower of Scotland'. You decide!

    It's September 18th!

    It's 365 days until a referendum vote on Scottish independence.

    That means it's 365 days until this happens...

    ...Or this happens.

    I should explain. Scotland goes to the polls this time next year. The question people will be asked is a simple one: 'Should Scotland be an independent country?'

    Unsurprisingly, money is motivating many people's decisions.

    Whether the average Scot ends up richer or poorer is swaying people's vote.

    The Economist produced this (rather brilliant) cover last year.

    The Scottish National Party (SNP), the ruling party in Scotland's government, says it could "more than afford" independence.

    David Cameron, and a cross-party consensus of Westminster MPs, disagree.

    Both sides will release briefing papers outlining why they think you should vote yes or no in the coming month or so. And campaigning will begin in earnest.

    It's a tough decision to make. Stronger together or better apart? Scotland has 365 days to decide whether to break up the Union or not.