Scotland

Scotland is famous for - Golf - Whiskey - The Loch Ness Monster - Haggis - Bagpipes and Kilts. But in ten days those hardy folks up north will be voting on a referendum to separate from the United Kingdom. This is a REALLY BIG DEAL! And it appears the vote will be very close. Independence is being advocated by such as Sir Sean Connery with preservation of the union voiced by J.K. Rowling. So we have 007 pitted against Harry Potter. What has been together for 307 years is now threatened with dissolution.  And what of all the SIRS and DAMES? Will they have to return their peerages? The rippling effect will reach Parliament, global banking, currency, British naval bases in Scotland, etc. We may see a few olive branches offered in the next days. I was in Glasgow fifty years ago and it was conservative then.

I wonder what the late Sir Harry Lauder would say after singing:
"I belong to Glasgow, dear old Glasgow "toon" - but there's something the matter with Glasgow for it's going round and round. Now I'm only a simple old working man as anyone here can see - but when I get a couple of drinks on a Saturday Glasgow belongs to me."
tjs