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Spotlight on Scotland



		Read about Scotland

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	Spotlight on Scotland

Scotland, the northernmost part of the British Isles, has a long history of independence from Britain, in which it developed its own legal and education systems. It was just 300 years ago that the Scottish Parliament signed the agreement of Union with England. In the last 30 years the discovery of North Sea oil has revolutionised industry and prosperity. Read about Scotland and listen to an interview about that greatest of tourist attractions, the Loch Ness monster.