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| Scotland urged to 'stay in family' by Stephen Crabb | Scotland urged to 'stay in family' by Stephen Crabb |
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| Both the Welsh secretary and Wales' first minister have urged Scottish voters to stay in Britain, ahead of a live TV debate on independence. | Both the Welsh secretary and Wales' first minister have urged Scottish voters to stay in Britain, ahead of a live TV debate on independence. |
| Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, campaigning in Scotland, said: "Britain is a family of strong nations." | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, campaigning in Scotland, said: "Britain is a family of strong nations." |
| Carwyn Jones, writing in the Daily Record, said the idea of a currency union with an independent Scotland would be "bad for Britain". | Carwyn Jones, writing in the Daily Record, said the idea of a currency union with an independent Scotland would be "bad for Britain". |
| The SNP has spoken of "fear-mongering" of the anti-independence campaign. | The SNP has spoken of "fear-mongering" of the anti-independence campaign. |
| Mr Crabb, who was born in Inverness but brought up in Pembrokeshire, said most Welsh people were hoping Scotland "stays part of the family". | Mr Crabb, who was born in Inverness but brought up in Pembrokeshire, said most Welsh people were hoping Scotland "stays part of the family". |
| But he said even with a No vote on 18 September there was a demand for change in Scotland. | But he said even with a No vote on 18 September there was a demand for change in Scotland. |
| "By voting 'no thanks' to independence it's not saying no to more change," said Mr Crabb. | "By voting 'no thanks' to independence it's not saying no to more change," said Mr Crabb. |
| "There's a big, big appetite for more powers and more constitutional development," he told BBC Radio Wales. | "There's a big, big appetite for more powers and more constitutional development," he told BBC Radio Wales. |
| Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling will go head-to-head later in a live TV debate on independence. | Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling will go head-to-head later in a live TV debate on independence. |
| They are expected to clash on issues such as currency, the NHS and North Sea oil and gas estimates. | They are expected to clash on issues such as currency, the NHS and North Sea oil and gas estimates. |
| 'Peril' | 'Peril' |
| Carwyn Jones said he did not want Scotland to leave the UK but would respect a Yes vote and Wales and Scotland would "remain friends". | |
| But he added: "If Scotland decides it does not want to share in our union, then Scotland cannot expect to share in the institutions of the union. | But he added: "If Scotland decides it does not want to share in our union, then Scotland cannot expect to share in the institutions of the union. |
| "I would strongly oppose the idea of a currency union with an independent Scotland because I believe it would be bad for Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom." | "I would strongly oppose the idea of a currency union with an independent Scotland because I believe it would be bad for Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom." |
| He recalled the banking crash when swift decisions were needed with "speed and sureness". | He recalled the banking crash when swift decisions were needed with "speed and sureness". |
| "As Welsh First Minister I do not see why in similar circumstances I would have to wait around for the finance secretary of what would then be another country to make up his or her mind while the economy of Wales was in peril," he said. | "As Welsh First Minister I do not see why in similar circumstances I would have to wait around for the finance secretary of what would then be another country to make up his or her mind while the economy of Wales was in peril," he said. |
| "Political divorce isn't the answer," he wrote. | "Political divorce isn't the answer," he wrote. |
| The SNP has spoken of "fear-mongering" of the anti-independence campaign. | The SNP has spoken of "fear-mongering" of the anti-independence campaign. |
| The party also cited the views of economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, an adviser to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who said there were workable alternatives to a formal currency union. | The party also cited the views of economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, an adviser to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who said there were workable alternatives to a formal currency union. |