Currencies and Borders: Why would the Scots want the Pound?28th April 2014

Just like all full-blooded Englishmen I have a view on Scottish independence. Putting aside my annoyance at Mel Gibson for his inaccurate Hollywood portrayal of history, there has been plenty of justifiable historic animosity. But cross-border raiding seems now to run wholly in the Scots favour, with their elected representatives inappropriately shifting the balance of power in Westminster on solely English issues. This Westminster vote-rigging is not the fault of the Scots, just the