I'd think on Dave. A yes vote would affect UK citizens, as the government cannot enter into currency union without a referendum. That's the point. Cause and effect.

On a positive note, propping up the welfare bill and disproportionally huge public sector won't be our problem, till we start the bail outs from foreign aid......

Seriously, I cannot get excited about it. I was in Scotland (Fife) the other weekend and I am giving an after dinner speech next week in Edinburgh. Again, not representative, but in have yet to hear anyone I know speak in favour of it. The after dinner speech is at a Royal College that has yet to publish a view, but knowing many council members, they would be concerned about seamless accreditation, breakup of regulators that affect their students and alumni and attracting students in the first place to their part of the university.

If ever the people of Scotland are advised of the advantages, consequences and otherwise, a debate can begin. But even if I were the most tartan wearing, sporran hugging, bagpipe annoying, deep fried haggis gobbling nationalist around, I'd still possibly be curious enough to look further than Salmond's assurances that everybody will do as he says outside of his fiefdom.

Two years ago, someone said that a referendum in the next three years isn't feasible as far too much negotiating has to take place in order that the electorate are given the answers to "what happens with..?"

You know who said that and where?

Alex Salmond on BBC Question Time.

Lose the referendum? He needs to lose his seat.