Scotland is divided and economics is to blame

By Alex Millmow
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:43pm, first published September 18 2014 - 12:00am

Has there ever been a time when Scotland has so grabbed the world's attention? First it was the Commonwealth Games, now it's whether Scotland will vote to secede from the United Kingdom. This issue boils down to just one thing and it's not patriotism. It's economics. Scotland can boast that one of its sons, Adam Smith, wrote the first full treatise in economics. If only the Scots could call upon his wisdom now to help the decide whether to break with England.

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