In a way I agree with Salmond: this morning he outlined some of the harm george osbourne is doing to the economy. Certainly, under the Tories the gap between rich and poor is widening, and something must be done to get his unelected bunch of toffs out. However, what I resent even more is the way Salmond only cares about Scotland; he does not give a fuck about the rest of the uk. As long as he can have his own petty bit of land he rest of us can languish under the Tories. That, essentially, is s rhetoric. Moreover, I resent the demands he makes of the rest of us: demanding to keep the pound, demanding to be part of the EU and NATO, Demanding the assets he claims for scotland such as north sea oil, while refusing to pay Scotland’s share of national debt because he says it is Westminster’s. Given that all three main political parties are that a currency union would be burdensome to the rest of us, Salmond is effectively trying to dictate to non-scots, wanting what is best for his own people to the detriment of others. That, to me, is utterly selfish. Furthermore, it seems to me he is trying to keep all the benefits Scotland currently gets from being in the uk, the pound, britain’s international standing and so on, yet still claiming to be independent. He wants to cut himself off from the uk while absolving himself over responsibilities like building up Scotland’s own currency and international position. Call me mean-spirited if you like, but I think, should it vote yes this autumn, Scotland should be sent back to square one, and be made to build up it’s own position in the world deprived of any of the perks britain has. If not, why become independent in the first place? Salmond wants his cake and to eat it, but why should we allow him it?

I love Britain: I find this little island quite beautiful, and perhaps some of the most beautiful parts of it are in the north. I love scotland and it’s people, and I am proud to call them my countrymen. Yet as I wrote here, Salmond seeks to divide us, just as the p’tahk Farage seeks to divide us from Europe. Both fools seek to spit humanity into ever decreasing groups, reverting to ancient borders. While one can argue that localised governments are a good thing since they can respond best to local problems, mankind should nevertheless be finding ways of coming together, working together, not splitting apart and building up walls. Moreover, whereas I might have a say in a referendum over europe, I have no say in whether scotland splits from the uk, so in effect Scottish nationalists are imposing their views on me, breaking up my country in a way I cannot object to. That, to me, is manifestly undemocratic, and so should they vote yes in september the scottish people whom I now value as friends will become alien to me, their presence objectionable. They would have rejected our union, our friendship, having voted to impose their views on us without our say; why should we respect such a people, which values neither our opinion nor our comradeship, yet is wiling to take our currency and resources unilaterally?