Tartan Fever...

Crunch time is fast approaching for the Scots with the referendum for independence scheduled for Sept 18th. I asked a Scottish friend what her thoughts were on the situation and received this response -

  

It is similar to Quebec, not nice at all. I believe we do not have the economic clout to go it alone - we are heavily subsidised by the rest of the Uk; we have our own parliament but if there is a no vote we will be given more power over taxation etc. Scotland has always had its own education system. We live in a democracy but sadly some people are caught up in the whole 'braveheart' nonsense and don't realise if it doesn't work there is no going back!

This sentiment is echoed in recent pieces in the UK and US.