Edinburgh Agreement 2012 愛丁堡協定 (2012)

Edinburgh Agreement 2012
(Agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the Scottish Government on a referendum on independence for Scotland)
繁：愛丁堡協定 (2012)
简：爱丁堡协定 (2012)

苏格兰独立公投的法律依据源于2012年的《爱丁堡协定》。2012年至2013年的民意调查显示，当时苏格兰民众反对独立的比率大幅超过赞同独立的比率。然而，进入2014年，独立派形势扭转，支持独立的民调比例逐渐攀升，使外界产生“英国分裂”的担忧。

内外因素让苏格兰终“留步” 公投搅动英国政坛（2014年9月20日）。中国新闻网，取自 http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2014/09-20/6611818.shtml

The Edinburgh agreement, signed by the UK and the Scottish governments, was aimed at producing a “fair and decisive outcome”. Each party has made clear they will abide by the result, even if it is 50% either way plus a single vote.

Scottish referendum: yes and no agree it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vote. (2014, September 17). The Telegraph. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/17/scottish-independence-referendum-yes-no-agree-once-in-lifetime-vote