It seems like cloud cuckoo land... If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the pound sterling - no! ... We have made it quite clear that we will not have a single currency imposed on us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rejection of proposals to abolish the national currency in favor of a single external currency.
- In plain terms
- We will not give up our money.
- What can you take from it?
- Sovereignty over currency matters.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is currency sovereignty always best?
- How does currency affect independence?
Another view
It rejects proposals without detailing alternative economic plans.
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