The impulse to give the freedmen confiscated plantation land so that they could establish economic independence to match their new liberty never got traction.

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The reality is that the multitude of self-monetizors is only going to get bigger, and with the rise of international platforms supporting people in their quest to gain economic and personal independence, everyone needs to be little less concerned with trying to define Micro Entrepreneurship and more focused on engaging with it.

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The island's voters, who are increasingly satisfied with their economic lot, have been showing little inclination to plump for formal independence.

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But he insists he is a "friend" of the new parliament - and that devolution will swiftly become independence, provided the debate remains dynamic and the SNP convinces Scots that their economic and social interests are identified with further change.

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