Clyde Arc (Glasgow) at night. Photo by kevinmcc on Flickr.
A rare example of journalism from the Scotsman, in the form of a feature on devolution, independence, the credit crunch and Scotland’s future. The author gauges the feelings of people living and working around the Skye Bridge, Forth Rail Bridge, Clyde Arc and Stirling Bridge. A reasonable national barometer, I suppose.
I’ve been to Estonia. I was married in Malta when Scotland played there. That’s my aim for Scotland – to win the World Cup.”
So which does she think will happen first – Scottish independence or football glory? “Independence,” she laughs. “Definitely.”