HOW COULD I ACCEPT SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE?
For those who prefer that Scotland remains in the UK, it might seem wrong to contemplate the circumstances in which I would find myself, even if very reluctantly, accepting Scottish independence. However, hear me out, because in my explanation of just what it would take to convince me that I must accept a decision to leave the UK, there are pointers to why so many of us in Scotland are deeply troubled about the way the SNP leadership and other figures in the nationalist movement are seeking to impose their will on us. I have long been uneasy with how when trying to counter the narrative of those who seek the break up of the UK, you can find your own position slipping into being just as implacable and narrow minded as those you most oppose. Over the years, the debate about Scotland’s constitutional future has drifted into being ever more divisive with the two sides of the argument so entrenched in their opinions that they find it difficult to really appreciate or understand...