Pick at the SNP's currency proposals and you unravel an ultimately reactionary agenda.
Independence offers a rare chance to change a British system built before anything to protect itself.
The Electoral Reform Society Scotland asked people what good democracy would look like...
The radical left has grown hugely in Scotland, and it is important that they don't get too caught up in their own myth-making.
For all the problems with Scottish nationalism, is it as bad as British nationalism?
Federalism may sound like a nice idea, but it isn't the answer.
As countries collaborate more and more, there is less and less need to band together in big national units.
The risks and downsides of remaining within the union are examined far less than the potential problems of independence. To be rational, we must look at both future paths with equal caution.
The British class system is built around Britain, and the most marginalised seem largely to support a yes vote: reasons 35 and 36 of 40 to support Scottish independence.
Ultimately, independence is about democracy, taking responsibility, and looking forwards, but that doesn't mean we should pretend it's simple.
The debate and the weather in Scotland are starting to heat up...
Bringing all of the powers pertaining to film to Holyrood would be an opportunity for Scotland's film industry, and, though a leap of faith, it's one that Scotland's people should take - here we publish in full this year's Forsyth Hardy lecture at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
