D.I.V.O.R.C.E British style.

Scotland is already a semi-detached member of the Union and the question, it now seems, is whether the delegation/repatriation of further powers to Holyrood results in a Scotland that is 75% detached from the rest of the UK, or one that decides for whatever constitutes independence these days.

Regardless of what the country decides, the momentum towards having to make that sort of decision seems all but irresistible (I’d add that logic adds its weight to the process too, but that’s a different matter). A couple of fresh data points this week: first, this Guardian article “Scotland Awakes” is an unusually reasonable London take on matters north of the border; secondly, and more significantly, BBC Radio 4 broadcasts an analysis of how you might actually go about breaking up Britain: who gets what in the new settlement? You can listen to the programme at 3.30pm EST or download a podcast here.