The Treaty of Rome gives power of veto. This, as per the treaty and subsequent ones gives such power to individual states in order to prevent floodgates of small sections of countries from demanding entry. The original concern was the thought of Italy splitting up with a rich member in the North and a much poorer southern neighbour being a drain on all members rather than a drain on Italy.

Of course present and next generation Scots will hold UK passports. Thousands being born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, USA etc etc have that status. Nothing special there.

I repeat. I may be taking the piss but I'm not in the same league as Salmond and his dangerous adventure. It's one thing to campaign for a better deal for your region , it's another to go it alone with no guarantees of what the future holds but plenty of messages out there about what it doesn't.

If I were living there and voting, I'd look at what OPEC are saying before basing GDP on a single industry in which your price is decided in The Middle East by a committee of sheiks and Texans.

Or at least, for the next few years.

Which reminds me, I wonder how long McSweens haggis lasts in the freezer? Might become a rising investment soon.