Mark Polson: Why I'm voting no

I'd suit up for a truly independent Scotland, but that's not really what's on offer, is it?

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Mark Polson may very well suit up for a truly independent Scotland, but, he writes, true independence isn't quite what Scots are being offered...

I've swithered a bit about writing this - partly because who cares what one guy with both a weight and attitude problem thinks, but also because I have an aversion to getting burning sh**e through my letter box every day for the foreseeable, and that appears to be the figurative fate for anyone trying to make the case for a no vote at the moment. I've also swithered on how to vote, much to the delight of my yes friends and the consternation of my no friends. My head - which is interested in the health of my business, the lang cat, and its ability to support the people who work here and t...

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