Interview Will Air Tonight During a Special Episode of
“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in Scotlandâ€
Los Angeles, May 15 – Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond conducted his first American talk show interview with Craig Ferguson, where he discussed his campaign for an independent Scotland. The interview will air tonight on THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON in SCOTLAND (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
During his interview with Salmond, who serves as the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish government, Ferguson asked about the relationship between an independent Scotland and the U.S., the financial ramifications of leaving the UK and the role of the monarchy. Below are excerpts from the interview.
FERGUSON: In an independent Scotland, which, of course, you are championing and is what you are working to achieve, what is the role of the relationship between an Independent Scotland that you propose and the United States of America? Â What would that look like?
SALMOND: Friendly.
FERGUSON: Friendly would be a good idea, I think.
SALMOND: A very good idea.
FERGUSON: I mean, what happens with NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty?   What happens with Scotland – do American bases exist in an independent Scotland? Does the American military work here?
SALMOND: We don’t actually have American bases at the present moment, but Scotland would cooperate – same as Partnership for Peace Island does at the present moment, or Sweden does.  Scotland would be part of that Western nexus of nations. We’d have the firmest and strongest of relationships with The United States of America.
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Five special episodes of THE LATE LATE SHOW filmed in multiple locations across Scotland are airing Monday, May 14 – Friday, May 18. THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON in SCOTLAND is executive produced by Peter Lassally, produced by Michael Naidus and is a co-production between Worldwide Pants and STV. STV is Scotland’s most popular peak time TV station, and reaches more than 4 million viewers each month.
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