I don't know what it means either but I can guess.
I can understand why independence is such an appealing idea because every time Cameron or one of his cronies opens their mouth I feel more disenfranchised myself. However I am fed up with the idea being put about by some quarters that because I'm English I can't possibly share Scottish values of socialism and putting people first, etc, etc. Its divisive bullshit.
I voted delete topic too 
Never thought I'd post on this topic...
Jackie, I bought a book years ago (about 100 pages long) by the writer Alasdair Gray (of Lanark fame) called 'Why Scots should rule Scotland'. To be honest, I don't remember much regarding the arguments put forth except that he begins the book by defining what a Scot is, for the purposes of his discussion, and the short version is if you are resident in Scotland (by birth or emigration) and living and paying tax, then it doesn't matter where you were born - you get a say in the future of the country. It's not a foolproof idea, but it's a good starting point. I'm sick to death of people like Sir Sean of Connery, Earl of Marbella constantly harping n about it when he's probably lived in Scotland for about a quarter of his life, and that was probably the first quarter. The Big Yin isn't much better either!
I got the YES campaign paper through the letterbox the other day and had a look at it. Some of the 'arguments' are so thin it's unbelievable. I'm not against the idea of independence but I have yet to see a serious argument that we could afford to do it. As far as I am concerned, it's like buying a house. You might like the house but can you afford to buy it? Can you afford to maintain it? Can you afford to run it? I've yet to see a solid financial argument that supports independence. The sooner people remember it's not an emotional decision the better, it's a business decision.
Can we get Lord Sugar to interrogate Salmond and Sturgeon? (something fishy there), what about Dragon's Den? It's all very well the YES campaign criticising the Better Together lot (Not Much Better campaign would be more accurate) but I think the onus is on the YES campaign as they are seeking to change the status quo.
Good grief, there's a real chance that this time the turkey's will vote for Christmas! Gobble Gobble!
Right, enough of that nonsense, back to the important stuff - it's now February, don't forget to send your SAE to kwaing for the next 'zine, I'll be sending mine away today.
Cheers,
DiD