In a world in which we in Australia are negotiating free trade agreements with our Asian neighbours, in which Western nations are banding together to tackle the tax-dodging devices of international companies, the concept of brave little Scotland going it alone seems irrational and bizarre. One line I still remember from my degree in Political Science at St Andrews is from Elmer Eric Schattschneider: “Independence is a synonym for ineffectiveness in a game in which teamwork produces results.” John Muir Ettalong Beach Australia