It’s not about you… but it could be

I’ve long wanted to write a post about how independence for Scotland would be to the benefit of the remnant UK. For various reasons, I’ve not done. For a start, it’s such a big, wide-ranging issue that touches on so many aspects of politics throughout these islands that it’s been hard to know where to start.

I’ve been spurred on, however, firstly by some conversations on the topic on Twitter, and secondly by the emergence of a few voices from south of the border who have written aboutthe oppor...