WE SCOTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM ENDING THE UNION

The London based 'The Business' claims that 'No-one would benefit from break-up of the Union' in this article:

http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Document.aspx?id=5847ADE5-5951-4D08-82FB-93981126427C

"The imbalances which Labour introduced to the British constitution should be addressed. Scottish devolution should be matched with an English-votes-for-English laws protocol in the Commons. The financial relationships should be levelled and Scotland’s budget linked directly to how much tax it generates.

England needs to realise that it will lose a lot more than it thinks if it loses Scotland. The Scots need to realise that they cannot live off massive public spending forever. A sense of fairness must be reintroduced between both nations.

The Union between England and Scotland has given each nation more than either is minded to commemorate next May. As the anniversary approaches, both sides of the border would do well to calm down, take stock and realise just how absurd the break-up of Britain in the 21st century would seem to the rest of the world – and how it would do both Scots and English irreparable damage."

This article repeats the usual lies that Scots are 'subsidised' by England because there is higher per head spending in Scotland however with one third of the land mass and 10% of the population this is always going to be the case. What should be considered is the total amount of revenue raised and spent in Scotland, on those figures as the SNP have conclusively proved Scotland pays her own way.

The real question is why the media and business are so far behind the public in their desire for normal powers for Scotland. A union with a country ten times our size is not equal, never has been or could have been and is now long past its sell by date.

Every other country manages to rule their own affairs so why should Scots be considered uniquely incapable of doing so?

There are four Scottish based parties with representation in the parliament. All support independence. It is only those parties based in London who do not and who pretend that all manner of disasters will befall Scotland if we vote to exercise our rights to national self determination.

If between them the Scottish based parties marshall one million votes ie around half the current supporters of the independence cause to vote for them then the independence parties will be able to force through a referendum on this issue.

Perhaps at that point business, commentators and media might wake up to the fact that English rule has proven unnecessary for every colony in the British Empire and is not actually required for Scotland either.