Scottish independence needing more minds than hearts, brave or not
(World News UK)

Eigg. Photograph, James Gray, some rights reserved. From the white sands of Camusdarach beach on Scotland´s sparsely populated west coast, on a clear day at least, a distant slither of land draws your eyes out to sea. Called Eigg for the iconic notch of rock towards its southern end, the island carries a modern tale of how residents freed themselves from rule by absentee landlords. It´s some story - one that nationalists like to tell in arguing the case for more powers being given to the people of Scotland. By freedom they mean independence from the United Kingdom´s three other countries - England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For absentee landlords, think successive British governments based...