When Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, launched her government's new campaign for Scottish independence in Edinburgh last week, she sought to re-energise Scotland's defining debate.
The question of whether Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom or become a separate state is the cornerstone, however imperfect, repetitive, and consuming, of modern Scottish politics.
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Anthony Salamone is managing director of European Merchants, a Scottish political analysis firm in Edinburgh.
Anthony Salamone is managing director of European Merchants, a Scottish political analysis firm in Edinburgh.