(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A majority of English people oppose Scotland continuing to use the pound if it votes to become independent in next month's referendum, a survey showed yesterday. The question of whether Scotland could keep the pound if it leaves the United Kingdom has become a defining issue in the debate ahead of the vote on September 18. First Minister Alex Salmond and his Scottish National Party (SNP) insist Scotland should have a formal, euro-style monetary union with what would remain of the United Kingdom - England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But the three main British parties reject any such arrangement. And 53 percent of respondents to a Future of England survey disagreed with Scotland keeping the pound if it goes it alone. Only 23 percent agreed that Scotland should continue to use the pound if it votes to quit the union. Alternative options that have been discussed are a new Scottish currency, continuing to use the pound unilaterally as some countries use the US dollar, or eventually joining the euro.
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