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The path to independence is not without its obstacles, but they can all be overcome as many have posed no hurdle in the past

COMMENT We can march, think, chew gum AND win Scottish independence ... just watch us

JIM Sillars, according to Chris McCall in Scotland on Sunday, thinks the Yes movement cannae march and think at the same time. Fortunately he’s wrong. We can even chew gum as well.

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If the UK loses Scotland it loses wealth, military power, influence, talent and prestige. It loses these things out of all proportion to Scotland’s population share

Comment Simon Brooke: Why politics as usual will not determine our future

WE come to a crossroads on the path to independence. As I’ve been writing this, Boris Johnson has replied to Nicola Sturgeon’s request for a Section 30 order. His response was much as we all expected: negative, and dismissive. We need to choose which path to take now; we need to choose how to proceed.

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