Keen as I am for the Jocks to stand on their own socialist feet without relying on the English tax-payer, I wouldn't hold your breath for independence.
There are 129 members of the Scottish parliament and only 25 of those are members of the SNP. The scots are pretty reluctant to vote SNP because they know it's going to hit them very hard in the pocket, which is the most sensitive part of a scotsman!
I suspect they will continue with their age-old routine of biting the hand that feeds them - they don't like the English but they are more than happy to receive $2000 per year from each and every English tax-payer to keep them in their socialist public over-spending heaven. . . . . :-)
The point of the commentary was that the movement is well underway while the English sleep or could care less. Devolution was the first victory. Seems the nose is under the tent as the independence movement grows to the satisfaction of most.
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