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I believe in encouraging self-reliance and on accepting responsibility. To far too many in the United Kingdom the culture of benefit dependence and taking the welfare system (Put in place to act as a temporary "safety blanket") for every penny they can get can is self-destructive and soul-destroying."

Mr T.....I think everyone here would agree with those sentiments entirely, but you must remember that huge numbers were "parked" on benefits when our manufacturing industries became uncompetitive and Scotland's oil revenues used to pay the bill.

As I have already said, people have lost patience with the merry-go-round of Westminster, where one shower of corrupt incompetents are succeeded by an even more incompetent shower.
We need to take responsibility for ourselves, just as you say, make our country and our economy work.....yes there will be those who have lost the work ethic or who have become just too dispirited to even try any longer, but Independence can be a new beginning.
Most Scots have an innate sense of national pride, and will make bloody sure whoever forms the first independent government don't let Scotland's name fall into the gutter us the United Kingdom's has done.