Given the choice, who would choose to be ruled by Cameron, Miliband, Clegg and the rest of the winners who strut their stuff at Westminster ?
Two issues seem to clinch it for me.
The enormous political pressure being brought to bear on the Scottish referendum by a combined front of threats from the main UK parties seems in itself a good enough reason to vote for independence. The fact that politicians want something so very badly should immediately alert everyone to see whose interests are best served by that desire. Not Scotland's, for sure.
And if you wanted a good practical example of why Westminster government is toxic, look only at this damp month of floods. While the Somerset Levels can be under water for weeks before anyone pays attention, the floods are seen as proportionately more important with every passing milepost towards London. This inverse proportionality means that if Scotland had floods, it would take several months for the Westminster government even to notice.
More.
The weasel words from Cameron, and the confusion about what money is to be spent on the floods, and the extent of his 'blank cheque' ought to warn Scots what to expect.
They should heed Burns himself:
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation
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