Derek Turner, The Shriveling Scottish Identity
Becoming British? Navigating the Union of 1707
Scotland seals terms of historic independence vote
Can Scotland be economically viable, separate from Great Britain, if we take peak oil and such into consideration? Is that nation ready to power down and accept a simpler life?
I don't see a devolution to a clan-centered life in the Highlands (or in the Lowlands?), but it seems that a recovery of agrarianism and pastoralism is necessary for survival in any post-carbon future? (Too much Rob Roy in my imagination.) How ready are the Scottish to embrace that, rather than the socialism of the Scottish National Party, which probably believes in perpetual growth? Would a Scottish independent movement that acknowledges current economic and resource realities be more popular among Scots and get more support?
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