“I get the distinct impression that the Scots want independence just cuz.”
They have an identity, history, culture, etc. - different than their overlords. They do not believe their interests are best represented in a government far away. I do not blame them at all for wanting to pick up the reins of independence.
I would vote yes to independence.
Overlords? That’s a laugh. It was the Scottish monarchy that took over the English, not the other way round. It was the Scottish who wanted to join the Union; a Union, I might add, that greatly added to Scottish wealth and clout in the world. Just how many men of Scottish background have served as prime minister in the last fifty years?
Scotland (’socialist paradise’) have spent more than they rake in in taxes for every year of the last twenty, except one. How do you think the shortfall is made up?
Scottish students have no tuition fees to pay, while their English counterparts south-of-the-border, do.
Overlords? Really?
I would also, although not for the reasons they are doing so.