Stop lecturing the Scots. They want freedom, not wealth | Simon Jenkins

Westminster's arrogance has played straight into the SNP's hands: next year's Scottish referendum could deliver the shock of the century

No nation seeks independence to get rich. It seeks independence to get free. The Scottish leader, Alex Salmond, today published a 670-page account of the political economy of an independent Scotland prior to next year's referendum. Little of it really matters. Some 30 countries have separated from dominant neighbours in the last half-century, and few stopped...