18th September - Still not sure but veering towards 'Yes'

The Scottish Referendum is interesting in my search for people who are challenging capitalism and finding a better way. Although I'm srruggling to understand the issues I'm veering towards 'Yes'.   I've received some great comments through Media Lens (if you've not come across it then do take a look) including  ...

From David Cromwell -  'left-wing activists in Scotland, such as Tommy Sheridan and the late Jimmy Reid, have been addressing vital questions like yours for many years – almost entirely unreported, for all the usual reasons.It’s still worth fighting for improvements while the power of big money and industry dominates in society. Even with limited self-determination under devolution, Scotland has seen significant improved policies over the rest of the UK in terms of student tuition fees, care for the elderly, free NHS prescriptions, etc. With independence, there is scope for more. Realists are all too aware that an independent Scotland would not, at a stroke, ‘truly bring back power to the people’. But the fact that elite interests are almost overwhelmingly *very* pro-Union shows that the large grassroots push for independence represents a threat to their interests.'

And this from Derek Lane - 'The first step in real independence is to remove the shackles. The second step is trying to figure out how best to live without a master.  Thursday is Scotlands step 1, not the whole kit and caboodle. Self-determination is a process, not a science. So long as Scots don't, like English voters, believe their job is done when they drop their ballot paper in the box, it will be on the right track.