Hear, hear!

Scottish Futures has Gerry Hassan's full article declaring his support for independence. The writer, policy analyst and Labour Party member's article was published in the Sunday Times, but for some reason its Scottish edition doesn't appear online.

His views, not just about the opportunities independence brings, but also on the nature of the British body politic, particularly chime:

Independence provides the Scots with an opportunity to develop a new national narrative and story - one which motivates and inspires us, including most elements of Scottish society, giving us a sense of purpose and mission.

This would be exciting and emboldening for most people in Scotland - and not without some risk. However, there are so many more opportunities. Scottish independence would be good for Scotland and good for the United Kingdom, dealing a crucial blow to the deformed nature of Westminster and British politics. And it would be good internationally, weakening the Atlanticist nature of British foreign policy. I would like to contribute a small part to this.